Angels vs. Dodgers Game Highlights (6/21/24) | MLB Highlights

One of the big storylines though has to do with Shohei Otani, an old friend. We get to see him for the first time during the regular seasons. Of course, spent six years with the Halos winning a couple of MV PS. Let's talk about Shoe Otani like he got a little bit out of the way in spring training and he has talked about how when the team goes to Anaheim, it'll probably feel a little bit bigger. And I think it's one thing to play, you know, them at your home field. It's a little different because it's really about the fans and the environment that you were so familiar with for so long. Those fans that just supported you for all of those years and listen, India fans, they still love him or at least they should. I mean, o to, he is a special talent. He is such a fun player to watch. So I think they'll give him an incredible ovation and I think that's when it's really gonna hit him, Landon neck this season in four starts in various Sts. He's been terrific. A one on one record. Sure. But a 261, a eliminating the opponent's batting average to 189. He's really been outstanding. This is what you want from a young man rolled to the right side. Freddy's got it on the back hand and Nat covers the back. Of course, the connection in Atlanta with Ron Washington, the big salute to wash over the, he knows how important he was defensively. That is ripped to center field. That's going to be a knock off of Knack used to impress swinging the bat one strike away from putting away Taylor Ward when he running swing and a miss that's strike three. And Then there's interference on ward. They're taking it more because it's on the swing of the bat more than the throwing the bat being interference more than I think the body. I think what they're, he just flat out, just walked to third base. Quique Hernandez wasn't even covering. Here's the 22 swung on and missed strike three. So the stolen bases all for not Patrick Sandoval was great for the team Mexico in the W BC in the semi final and struck out the side and he got shwe with a wicked slider number 17, Jorge old to with the tip of the helmet, his old dugout, his old friends leading off for the Dodgers, his first regular season game against the Angels. Here's the payoff from Sandoval than he takes ball four. That was close. It's a leadoff walk. There's a ground ball let's see where he comes over to second to first. Is it in time? No safe at first. And the first pitch on him that's a liner that is stopped over there by Netto, he catches that one and fires to first and that is going to end the inning. Chris Taylor leading off against Patrick Sandoval in the bottom of the third inning of a scoreless game one of the freeway series and chris Taylor ropes the ball left field, get down. It will thank you very much a leadoff knock and ct take that ball but Barrett off the end of the bat, but you'll take it one out. Here comes Joe O to second time around against Sandoval. He lost him. Sandoval is waving on that delivery. He's absolutely, he's in pain and he's calling for the trainers. This isn't good at all. And hunter Strickland is now in slowly is going to warm up as Patrick Sandoval had to exit this game on that pitch to shoe Otani, which is ball four. And right now you just have to just feel terrible for Patrick Sandoval and he strikes out what a job by Hunter Strickland to come in. Throw a slider like that to get one of the game straight hitter back to back. Great sliders. See that spin and a punch out swinging is freeman grounds one but right at the second baseman Stefanik, he will throw out Freddie Freeman and Strickland on short notice comes in, retires two batters and keeps the Dodgers off the scoreboard. Bring up Hopi groundball Rolos on a backhand gets the lead runner. Taylor tries to turn. It cannot good play by Freddie Freeman at first to keep that in front of him. See just one day like that, that was not an easy play. He made that look way too easy. Stephen, I mean, that was to his backhand and even the hop as it's getting there as you're sliding groundball diving stop by #### to his feet, throws to first. He got him. Well, what a play by #### hernandez laying on all the way to his left getting up and had plenty of time to get just an incredible play by #### Hernandez. Two walks and two trips to the plate in his first game against his old team go number 22 and a two nothing lead 455 ft just to the right of the batter's eye in center field. Wow, that ball was crushed. My goodness. So now the Angels have them everywhere with one out bases are loaded. Zack Netto is the batter and the Angels are on the board. RB I for Netto 2 to 1 second hit batter of the sixth inning for ryan Yarborough. That is how the Angels score their first run of the game and it's now a 21 Dodgers lead and the Angels with a chance to get a lot more with only one out bases remain loaded swinging over the head of Yarbrough, tough play at second base, but he's in time to get him at first run scores. We are tied. He made contact with a good speed going down the line for the Dodgers back home before tonight's game. There was a moment of silence observed, honoring the legend, Willie Mays to say, hey kid passed away earlier this week at the age of 93. The greatest there ever was new pitcher Johan Ramirez supply from the Mets for cash back in late May two and it hits him, tried to throw the sweeper inside to get it to break over the plate, but it hit him right in the right in the number in the middle of the back swinging strike three, get him with a slider from the left side, his last at bat. Now you get him through the slider from the right side swing and miss it ain't broke back to back. Case for johan ramirez. That's my approach as a hitter as a hitter. I'm going ok. He's got a good slider 12 delivery swing and a miss at the sweeper after hitting Ward ramirez strikes out. The next three swinging angels are done in the eighth, Miguel Rojas with two gone. This is bounced back to the mound, stopped by Garcia, the underhanded throw to first and the inning is over to the 10th. We go tied at two angels have Adle at 3rd 22. The score Taylor Ward will step in two out in the top of the 10th inning. That is with a base hit. Adle scores. The Angels take the lead. It's 3 to 2. Taylor Ward coming up huge another spinner sweeper to stay on the inner half rocket for an RB I 38 RB I two hit night on base four times stayed on that breaking ball really well, a mistake pitch. We're just showing you the facts. He's retired all 21 batters faced his last 76 K 6 for six save offs. Last save was against the Brewers. The lone win in the series save number 13. It's CarlosEst-vez. Est-vez. It's winning time tying run 90 ft away. Dodgers down to their last out Gavin Lux Mercer. There it is Angels win with the save. Nobody beats the Halos 11 games in a row. What a job by the bullpen coming in this game. Everyone thought, ok, the Dodgers, the mighty Dodgers, they've had a lot of success against the Angels. Sandoval has to leave but the bullpen does the job.