LOCKED ON ANGELS POSTCAST: Los Angeles Angels end Bowden Francis' NO-HIT BID, lose 3-1 to Blue Jays

nothing summarizes the 2024 season for the Los Angeles Angels better than celebrating not getting no hit that's right the Angels mustered up one whole hit a ninth inning home run from Taylor Ward to dodge a no hitter against Bowen Francis and the Toronto Blue Jays we'll talk about this embarrassing day in an embarrassing season on tonight edition of the locked on Angels postcast right now you are locked on angels postcast part of locked on Sports Los Angeles on the locked on podcast Network your team every day hello everybody hello everybody hello Halo Nation hello Halo hopefuls hello post people and welcome to a depressing edition of the locked on Angels postcast coming at you live as always on the locked on Sports Los Angeles YouTube channel and after the fact wherever you get the locked on Angels podcast feed the Angels scored a run hey they lost three to one they didn't get shut out that means they weren't terrible right no they didn't have a hit through eight Innings that's right going into the ninth inning bow and Francis was no hitting our Angels a Taylor War leadoff home run avoids total embarrassment but it's still a disgraceful day to be an angels fan to be an angels player to be anything related to this Arty Moreno Angels franchise three to one the final now three straight losses to open up this four game series against the Toronto Blue Jays and what else can you even say other than wow then Ugg then shake my head then embarrassing then disgraceful after eight no hit Innings it's just ridiculous it's ridiculous on today's show we'll talk about the game I mean right well you know I I I do these postcast for you guys what am I supposed to say on a daylight today we'll talk about the game we'll talk about having no hits through eight Innings and the pitching for the Angels once again pretty good Carson Fulmer goes six Innings Burke has a scoreless seventh Maderos gives up one run on a home run to vlat Jr in the eighth but still the Angels give up three runs and lose and they're never even in the game because only the Angels could do so 22 games under 500 the road to 100 100 losses is certainly back on and it's just a sad day it really is we'll talk about it but before we do shout out to everybody in here you already know you guys are the reasons I do this shout out to Joe Santa Cruz Jeff Skyler Angels win and everybody else I appreciate your support you guys support me and at this point I I think you're supporting me than you more than you support the angels I don't blame you Today's Show is brought to you by supplyhouse supplyhouse.com is the reliable way to get parts fast shop for your next Plumbing HVAC or electrical job and get fast shipping from coast to coast at supplyhouse.com the Angels had no hits through eight Innings folks that's right uh Zach Netto Kevin polar randone Matt th ohappy Joe Adell Brandon jury and Nico kavadas all without a hit the only hit coming from the lead off extraordinaire Taylor Ward in the top of the ninth inning with a loud Roger Center giving this guy Bowen Francis a standing ovation every moment possible as you should the guy gave up one hit no hits going into the ninth inning um he had three walks so it wasn't perfect game watch but no hits 12 strikeouts three walks through eight innings I can't do this guys I can't do this the Angels had one runner in scoring position um nice they left those three walks on base um I just I don't know what to say guys I'll be honest too that the funny thing is if you are following if you're subscribed to this channel I did the locked on Rams postcast just about an hour ago so I didn't even watch like the first four innings of this Angels game and I was like oh haha I literally didn't miss anything I didn't miss any hits little did I know that I wouldn't miss anything I wouldn't have missed anything if I didn't watch the first eight Innings of this game it's just it's unbelievable it's what do we even say I mean like guess we talk about B and Francis and who this guy is he came into this game uh being the Joe Santa Cruz says Gavin please be strong for us yeah I mean I'm trying I'm trying Bowen Francis came into this game as the reigning Al player of the week um because he had a really good week I mean he's had a really good month of August he only pitched a third of an inning um on August fourth he has been primarily a bullpen guy he only had one start in the month of April one start in the month of June one start in the month of July um but here in the month of August the Blue Jays are out of contention and so they're figuring hey we'll give this guy a shot and boy as he answered the call his last four starts um here in the month of August three hits two earned runs and a home run allowed seven strikeouts one walk and five innings against the Orioles in a no decision then against our Angels he goes seven Innings giving up one hit the get right team the Angels seven Innings one hit uh a home run that was it a solo shot and he struck out eight and that was just a you know a foreshadowing to today uh on August 18th against the Cubs he got back his second straight win going seven Innings once again giving up just three hits no earned runs and seven strikeouts so let's be honest this guy's been Elite in his last couple of starts um he has answered the call for them in terms of hey I deserve to be in the rotation the rest of the year and into 2025 um but he saved the best for last here in the month of August because he got the Angels again and one thing one thing that they said on the Blue Jays TV broadcast after this game ended which was a great point was hey it's hard enough to go eight no hit Innings it's a lot harder to do it against a team you just played 12 days ago the Angels just faced this guy bow and Francis 12 days ago and not only that he was phenomenal then like we said one solo shot the only hit he gave up um in seven Innings with eight strikeouts 12 days ago so it's so hard to repeat but once again you're playing the angels and so he does he has his best outing by far 117 pitches eight Innings one hit um that solo shot in the top of the ninth but 12 strikeouts just as embarrassing I mean this is one thing the angels have gotten worse on throughout this season they were not striking out uh eight times nine times 10 times earlier in the year but the LA the month of August they got to be leading the league in strikeouts the double- digit strikeouts almost every game for this team it's been disgraceful it really has been another 13 total 12 against him and like we said obviously Taylor Ward the only hit the solo shot um the walks came from randone th and Joe Adele but man what do we even say man what do we even say just really really bad stuff we'll talk after this first break about the pitching because Carson Fulmer continues to exceed expectations he deserves his credit we'll also talk about the road to 100 losses and then we'll wrap this one up I might give you story time I had an interesting week uh I already talked about it I'm seeing Apartments trying to figure out where I'm going to be living in like a week this background might look not might hopefully and not not hopefully it will be looking a lot differently in about a week or so because I'll be in a new apartment and uh yeah we we'll try to have it look as good as it looks now even better but I don't know maybe that's what we'll talk about because man what one hit one hit we'll take our first break and we'll be right back here on the lock on Angels postcast I'm Gavin Carlson we'll be right back Today's Show is brought to you by a company that clearly the Los Angeles Angels don't use and that once again is liquid IV blast off with the iconic summer flavor of popsicle firecracker a festive blend of citrus fueled lemon lime tarp cherry and raspberry flavors find all your flavors your favorite flavors of liquid IV on the website from a Kai Berry and lemon lime to P colada to this Popsicle firecracker 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of the worst performances I've ever seen um three walks three runners left on base 13 strikeouts you get the solo shot from Taylor Ward but that's a about it the game was still close the whole way through which makes the pitching performance from baten Francis that much more impressive which makes the hitting performance from our angels that much more disgraceful CU you can't use the excuse that they were down 6 nothing in the first inning or something this team sure they gave up two runs in the first and how many times have we said the second they fall behind early they just turn off all sense of care but it's two nothing the entire game until the bottom of the eighth inning and this offense does nothing disgraceful the reason it was close is because Carlson Fulmer was pretty AR good yes he had a rough rough top of the first inning but am I going to blame him this is a guy who isn't even a starting pitcher all right and he gets a strike out to Ernie Clement to lead off the inning but then a Dalton varo single um on a ground ball to Carson Fulmer and it would have been an infield single but Carson Fulmer throws the ball away dalon Vall gets all the way to third base and then on the next at bat vlat Guerrero Jr an 02 Sinker in inside nowhere close to the strike zone and somehow he rips it uh he didn't rip it let's be honest but he hits it down the line for a double Taylor Ward not able to make a play on a slow vlat junr going to Second uh Carson Fulmer Strikes Out Spencer Horwitz but then the struggles continue Joey Lil perfo rips a double that one he ripped 95 exit vo and it's two nothing Blue Jays but other than that other than giving up one two three hits in the first what is Carson Fulmer do the next five innings he gives up four hits the remaining five innings he was great he was he walked two guys sir he gives up two earned runs but they're both in that first inning other than that he was almost perfect and there weren't many hits in this game this game flew by but Carson Fulmer Falls to 0 and five 0 and five which is not fair it's not fair six Innings seven hits two earned runs eight strikeouts too eight strikeouts impressive the ra is not great it's not like he's had many Stellar outings but he's a relever and an average reliever and he's giving you starts like this and you're not even giving him a hit disgraceful Burke he was good shut out seventh inning two strikeouts mados gives up the solo shot to vlat Jr in the eighth he has not been good so far in his angels debuts um but yeah I mean that's it good bad and ugly uh good Carson Fulmer I guess uh Burke I guess Taylor Ward solo shot great bad uh mados ugly the whole team the whole franchise everything everything everything falls in the ugly category let's talk about this road to 100 losses uh it's getting interesting guys it really is we came into this series at 54 and 72 excuse me 54 and 73 19 games under 500 certainly on Pace to avoid the 100 losses I told you you need to win about one out of your last one out of four games the rest of the way well you lost the first three to the Blue Jays you're 22 games under 500 you're 130 games into the year you got 32 games left you got to win nine of 32 if you lose tomorrow you get swept by the Blue Jays one of the easier opponents on your remaining schedule then it gets really interesting folks that's the only interesting thing about the rest of the season if you lose tomorrow you're 54 and7 7 you've got then 31 games left to win nine if it gets to the point where you've got 27 27 games left to win nine you got to win a third year games I don't think it's happening so you better get a win soon you better do it soon and and 100 losses would be embarrassing it' be it would be obviously it's on Pace to be the worst season in angels history and at this at this point it almost might be hurting some of these young guys to be experiencing what we're seeing it might be it might be I mean I'm at a loss for words clearly like I said I didn't even get to watch half this game I was watching the Rams game doing the Rams postcast um but I'm I'm at a loss for world it's just it's just really really embarrassing and disgraceful and everything you can imagine we're going to get to your comments right now when we come back I don't know we'll do some story time to wrap this one up like I said we'll tell you about my apartment hunting and then we'll just talk about tomorrow and what we need to do tomorrow SC says that's it the white flag has been raised for me is anybody in the organization embarrassed I'm so embarrassed that I even watch this team we threw in the towel when we did nothing at the deadline Angels win says you can always bet on the angels to get a meaningless run in the ninth yeah for real um the only time it really wasn't meaningless because at least they avoiding a no- hitter Skyler says Francis from the Blue Jays played with more passion than anyone wearing an angel's uniform today this organization is a failure and it starts from the top the owner the GM they need to be held accountable uh GM yes certainly the talk of the week per minian I don't know I I still think it's the right decision to keep them but yes everyone needs to be examined certainly under Lost season is still in place his Angels win offense has been horrible this year hopefully next year can see more growth by the young core and a healthy trout yeah I mean there's still a path to this being an okay lineup next year if it's Luis Reno uh I what would the lineup I think it would be rifo Netto trout ohappy Ward or something like that maybe it's most likely it would be it would be um Ren heo Netto Shanel trout that's probably what we see Reno Netto Shanel trout Ward ohappy or ohappy Ward and then I don't know Joe Adell Mickey moniac that's an okay lineup it is hopefully Christian Moore might be in there by then yeah I mean we'll see I mean the offense can't be any worse than it's been this year though let's be honest scar says I'm no longer going to accept another game where we showed no urgency until the last minute we have not played a complete game since we swept Seattle after the break this team is not competitive what are what we are though is the fourth getright team in baseball white socks Rockies Marlins and us that's a hot take but someone had to say it angelwin I agree he says that's not a hot take that's it's true we are a getright team like we said Bowen Francis he was not a starter until this month he played the angels twice in his last three starts and now we're talking about him being a Surefire starter next year for the Blue Jays if that ain't get right I don't know what is polar over for four with four strikeouts wow angels are on Pace for their worst season in history Angels win Ron Washington needs to be on the hot seat at this point Sky Is Telling Angels win that I agree Jeff is here he says at least we didn't get no hit and shut out there's always always an at least from Jeff at least we didn't get no hit yeah for real 100 loss season might just happen tomorrow we're going to get swept Jeff what's the point of watching the rest of the season I might just watch Gavin in the postcast at this point for the remainder of the season I appreciate that Skyler Jeff adds I can't watch them anyway because I live in Reno I'm happy I can't watch them right now I agree I like supporting Gavin um he says I know this will not last forever just hope it happens soon Joe says shaking my head Gavin please be strong for us we need better hitting discipline Anaheim Angel says hi peeps yeah all we can do is say hello and appreciate the community we have here um Angel wi said hey at least you got to watch another vlat home run yes in a double as well two for three and 318 the Ops is 947 what a stud what a stud uh Angel W says I need some liquid IV and then head to supply house at least the sponsors are getting there kick Jeff says I H I'm happy we sell liquid IV at work I definitely will get this nice Angels wi says Gavin do you ever use your X account I tweet you and you don't respond uh oh by tweet me do you mean you DM me or do you mean you're adding me um I'll be honest I have not been very active on X recently um I used it ton the last four years covering UCLA sports with the daily bruan I would tweet like 30 times a day I'd be out practices tweeting quotes from coaches and players at games I'd be tweeting every single play of the UCLA game I'll be honest I haven't used it very much as you can tell um if the Angels were a competitive te team I'd be tweeting four five six seven times a game maybe even more um but honestly they're not and so I've told you I've been honest I go on runs during the Angels games I'm watching ing them of course but I go on runs during the Angels games I go to the gym during Angels games if this if this team was you know competitive if these games were close I would be sitting down right here like I am right now with my monitor to the left with the game on with the stats to the right tweeting away but unfortunately because it's not close I do not tweet a lot um but that being said if you're tweeting me I need to be responding I I need to check that that's on me um I also will be a lot more active between the ram starting up the regular season UCLA Football starting up the season I will be a lot more active on Twitter because of that so if you like either those teams or if you just want to talk sports I will be on Twitter a lot more honestly in about a week so be on the lookout for that but I understand I have not been looking at it a lot recently I will go immediately and check that and respond to you we're going to take our L break when we come back we'll wrap this one up pretty shortly uh we'll get the sponsor and I'll tell you a little story time and we'll get out of here on the locked on Angels postcast we'll be right back finally Today's Show is once again brought to you by tonel now like I said I go to the 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subletting in Westwood okay I had my apartment in Westwood through July 1st I graduated June 14th I wanted to stay in Westwood through the summer while I applied for my postgrad full-time jobs stay in Westwood go to the gym at UCLA be on campus see my friends do the postcast every night you know all that stuff so I stayed in Westwood then I got the full-time job literally accepted the offer on Tuesday and immediately I'm like okay I know I need to be in La the rest of the year obviously I'm working full-time here now let's go find the apartment so I've been driving around looking for you know I don't even have enough time to find a roommate because literally I start in two weeks and I you know didn't even know I was going to be staying in LA but now I do I don't have time to find a roommate I just got to find a place for myself it's La it's expensive right um and I'm looking for studios one bedroom blah blah blah blah blah some of these places man to find something that you can you know for rent less than $2,000 a month these places are some of them are a little sketchy let's be honest but we found a couple that might be working out um we'll know the moral the story why does this matter for you like I was saying the background will be different um I'm hoping that regardless of where I am I'm hoping the wall is a little bit closer behind me I might make my setup in a way where the desk is close to the wall so that you can see the signatures on the jersey better so that you can have more space behind me for more smaller things I love my angels Banner but maybe I want small more smaller things than a few large things and I think if I if the wall is closer behind me I think there's the option to have that I have so many signed things that's one of my greatest traits signed Brazil Jersey I have three signed Chelsea jerseys a signed Chelsea Banner I've got a signed Kevin Durant jersey I've got a signed uh flag from the Pebble Beach Golf Tournament with celebrity after celebrity all right I've got a Chris Paul signature I've got Willie ma Willie mccovy Buster posie from my time being in the Bay area around Giants Nation I've got about every I got Boba I've got so much I want to put it on display I want you guys to be able to see it so you can be distracted from horrible Angels performances with a nice background behind me so I'll probably be moving in hope I mean I haven't signed a lease yet a couple applications have been put in hopefully I'll be at a new place in like 10 days something like that and you'll be able to see that new ground in action before the angel season ends for sure but with all that being said last thing I'll do friendly humble plug check out the locked on Rams postcast please today was an interesting one it was a useless preseason game so we really just previewed the regular season but whether you're a Rams fan or just a football fan check out the locked on Rams postcast with myself of course the locked on angels postcast will be coming at you every single day the Angels play including tomorrow 10:37 a.m. first pitch so just know that postcast tomorrow will be early it'll be like 1 pm so be on the lookout for that um but yeah support the Rams postcast the UCLA postcast coming on the way coming uh soon with the college football season underway so appreciate the kind words Jeff there saying congrats on the new job yes being a graduate looking for jobs it is stressful so appreciate that but with all that being said we'll wrap this one up we made it to 30 minutes despite the Angels making it to the ninth inning without a hit um Angels lose three to one one hit in the ninth inning Taylor Ward solo shot embarrassing performance embarrassing season I appreciate you guys for being in here despite it all I'm Gavin Carlson Angels lose even after a day like today you know how we end it Go Angels Take Care everybody I'll see you tomorrow let's avoid the sweep let's avoid 100 losses take care everybody