In a David-and-Goliath upset, the Angels stunned Jacob Misiorowski and the Brewers on Sunday afternoon, capping Milwaukee’s three-day stay in Anaheim.
Afterward, Misiorowski said the mound at Angel Stadium was among the worst he’d ever pitched on.
“It was awful. It was probably one of the worst mounds I’ve had. It was dry; it was rock hard. I had the guys out there fix it three times, two times. And we got it back to being decent, but yeah, it was awful; it’s bad,” Misiorowski said (via Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy).
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Still, Miz made clear he wasn’t using it as an excuse.
“It is what it is and you can’t blame it on that. And I got to do my job.”
Despite the defeat, Misiorowski still had a solid outing, allowing two runs on two hits over seven innings while striking out 10 and walking one.
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The lone mistake was Wade Meckler’s two-run homer in the second inning. His comments revived criticism of Angel Stadium’s aging conditions, an issue many Angels fans have long associated with what they view as poor ownership.
Just this season, Angel Stadium closed an entire seating section because of a pest issue.
In the past, even players like Yusei Kikuchi have called out the aging infrastructure inside the stadium, citing the lack of basic major league amenities, including a broken air conditioner in the weight room.
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Misiorowski said the mound affected his outing, which was ultimately decided by Meckler’s two-run homer.
Walbert Ureña, the Angels’ starter who helped lead the shutout, did not offer similar complaints, prompting some fans to wonder whether Misiorowski’s postgame comments were simply an excuse for an uncharacteristically rough outing.
On paper, the NL Central-leading Brewers looked like they should have cruised past the rebuilding Angels.
It wasn’t all bad news for Milwaukee, which won Friday’s and Saturday’s games in Anaheim. On Saturday, the Angels abruptly scratched starting pitcher José Soriano, and the front office released an awkwardly timed statement explaining it was holding him out because of the possibility of a trade ahead of Monday’s deadline.
Few teams have signaled they’re sellers more aggressively than the Angels this season.
Baseball has a funny way of humbling its stars. Sunday was Misiorowski’s turn.
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