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As New York, Los Angeles (Angels) Are Starting Three Game Series Tuesday Night In Anaheim California Nestor Cortes, Griffin Canning Are Starting

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Los Angeles (Angels) are starting three game series Tuesday night in Anaheim California Nestor Cortes, Griffin Canning are starting.

Where?

On the mound!

Nestor Cortes, Griffin Canning are different because Nestor Cortes is a left handed starting pitcher! Griffin Canning is a right handed starting pitcher!

Nestor Cortes comes into the game with record of 3-4 with an earn run average of 3.29 because on Wednesday May 22, 2024 verses Seattle in Bronx New York Nestor Cortes pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 0 earned runs, 3 walks while striking out 6 Seattle batters.

Griffin Canning comes into the game with record of 2-4 with an earn run average of 5.05 because on Tuesday May 21, 2024 at Houston Griffin Canning pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 3 walks while striking out 2 Houston batters.

According to https://www.mlb.com/player/nestor-cortes-641482

https://www.mlb.com/player/griffin-canning-656288

Though,

Could mother nature prevent Nestor Cortes, Griffin Canning from making their starts as scheduled?

There isn’t a possibility of that happening as it’s mostly clear with 0% chance of rain at first pitch mostly clear with 0% chance of rain an hour following first pitch mostly clear with % chance of rain at 10:00pm 11:00pm when the game is game is supposed to be over.

According to Accuweather on ESPN App

New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the game with record of 37-18 because though they won the first two games in their series with San Diego won the series they were denied sweep Sunday in San Diego California where they lost 5-2 though Juan Soto doubled to center scoring Anthony Volpe in top of 6th inning giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead in top of 6th inning.

Alex Verdugo homered to left 351 feet trimming New York the team that wears the pinstripes deficit to 2-5.

Before Alex Verdugo trimmed New York the team that wears the deficit to 2-5 San Diego scored four runs in bottom of 6th inning as Ha -Seong Kim reached on bunt to Anthony Rizzo while Manny Machado scored on fielding error that was committed by New York the team that wears the pinstripes second baseman Gleyber Torres giving San Diego a 2-1 lead before San Diego extended their by two more runs in bottom of 6th inning over New York the team that wears the pinstripes at 3-1 4-1 before San Diego extended their lead yet again in bottom of 7th inning over New York the team that wears the pinstripes this time to 5-1 as Manny Machado doubled to left scoring Jake Cronenworth.

Though, Juan Soto doubled Alex Verdugo hit home run New York the team that wears the pinstripes was unable to sweep San Diego Sunday following winning first two games of the series Friday 8-0 Saturday 4-1 as Aaron Judge who is captain of the team that wears the pinstripes was 1-4 though he contributed offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Giancarlo Stanton was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Anthony Rizzo was 1-4 though he contributed offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Gleyber Torres was 2-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Jose Trevino was 1-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in .

Offensively New York the team that wears the pinstripes weren’t able to generate enough runs offensively to support Clarke Schmidt who started who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks while striking out 6 San Diego batters. Victor Gonzalez who relieved Clarke Schmidt who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 2 hits, 2 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 0 San Diego batters . Dennis Santana who relieved Victor Gonzalez who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit , 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 San Diego batter . Caleb Ferguson who relieved Dennis Santana who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 2 hits, 1 earned run , 1 walk while striking out 0 San Diego batters . Michael Tonkin who relieved Caleb Ferguson who pitched 1.2 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 San Diego batters.

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes being unable to sweep San Diego New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say about New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop Anthony Volpe who scored on Juan Soto doubled to center in top of 6th inning giving New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead!

The aptitude that he has,”to take what you learn, good and bad, struggles, successes and be able to continue to make those adjustments, those are separators -- average to good, good to great players. He has all those intangible qualities.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes being unable to sweep San Diego New York the team that wears the pinstripes captain, center fielder Aaron Judge had this to say about New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop Anthony Volpe who scored on Juan Soto’s double to center in top of 6th inning that gave New York the team that wears the pinstripes a 1-0 lead!

As he gets more at-bats under his belt, he’s going to continue to improve,”

“He’s using the whole field. … When he uses the whole field and he uses his feet, he’s one of the best shortstops in the game. We’re lucky we have him.”

Following New York the team that wears the pinstripes being unable to sweep San Diego New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 3 hits , 1 earned run , 3 walks while striking out 6 San Diego batters had this to say about his start!

“If this was one of my grinder outings, then I’m very happy with it,”

Unlike New York the team that wears the pinstripes who won their series against San Diego in San Diego California Los Angeles (Angels) who unlike New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League West lost their series to Cleveland as they were swept in three game series that included a 5-4 loss Sunday in Anaheim California where Matt Thaiss homered to right center 446 feet to right center scoring Zach Neto tying game up 2-2 before Cleveland scored three runs in top of 6th inning as Tyler Freeman was hit by pitch scoring Johnathan Rodriguez while advancing Brayan Rocchio to second Austin Hedges to third base giving Cleveland a 3-2 lead before Cleveland expanded their lead 4-2 as Andres Gimenz singled to center scoring Austin Hedges advancing Tyler Freeman to third base before Los Angeles (Angels) scored two runs in bottom of 8th inning as Luis Rengifo singled to left scoring Nolan Schanuel trimming Los Angeles (Angels) deficit to 5-3 before trimming their deficit yet again as Kevin Pillar singled to left scoring Luis Rengifo.

According to espn app

Los Angeles (Angels) was offensively unable to offensively produce enough runs to offensively support Reid Detmers who started who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 3 earned runs , 4 walks while striking out 8 Cleveland batters. Adam Cimber who relieved Reid Detmers who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 2 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 0 Cleveland batters. Matt Moore who relieved Adam Cimber who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Cleveland batters. Roansy Contreras who relieved Matt Moore who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 2 Cleveland batters. Carson Fulmer who relieved Roansy Contreras who pitched 2.0 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Cleveland batters.

According to espn app

Following Los Angeles (Angels) 5-3 loss to Cleveland Sunday in Anaheim California starting pitcher Reid Detmers who pitched 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 3 earned runs , 4 walks while striking out 8 Cleveland batters had this to say about his start against Cleveland!

There was a lot more positive this week than the last several weeks,”

“Command has to be better. Other than that, I felt like I had good stuff. My slider was a little shaky, but my stuff felt good and I just need to command it better.”

Following Los Angeles (Angels) 5-3 loss to Cleveland Sunday in Anaheim California Adam Cimber who relieved Reid Detmers who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 1 hit, 2 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 0 Cleveland batters had this to say about his relief appearance!

It was just one of those days,”“I felt a little out of sync. My timing was a little off. It’s tough because I wanted to get the job done for Reid. But [Moore] came in and picked me up.”

Following Los Angeles (Angels) 5-3 loss to Cleveland Sunday in Anaheim California Los Angeles (Angels) manager Ron Washington had this to say about how his team performed offensively!

I don’t have any theories other than that a base hit would work in those situations,”A base hit in some of those situations will take care of everything.”

According to Rhett Bollinger article https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/angels-struggle-in-home-series-against-the-guardians

First pitch is set for 9:38pm Eastern Standard Time 6:38pm Pacific Time from Angel Stadium!