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Back on July 22, the Los Angeles Angels were leading the AL West with a
record of 54-40. They were two games up on the Houston Astros, and according
to MLB.com's Postseason Probabilities chart, they had an 89 percent chance of
winning the division. Since then, the Angels have gone 11-23 and are now 5.5
games out of the AL West with a 28 percent chance of winning the division. In
addition, FanGraphs has their chances of making the Divisional Series at only
18.6 percent. So, what happened to the Angels in just a month's time?
天使隊到7/22為止以54-40的戰績領先全美聯
官方根據當時的戰績預測天使將有89%的機會可以奪下分區龍頭
但是在7/22後它們的戰績是11-23且與龍頭太空人有5.5場勝差
根據FanGraphs,天使隊僅剩28%的機率可能奪下分區龍頭
For starters, it's apparent that this offense lives and dies with the bat of
Mike Trout. Back on July 26, Trout injured his wrist and he hasn't been the
same at the plate ever since (he's been hitting .216/.350/.361 since
returning on July 30). Naturally, when the best player on your team is
struggling then that won't help matters, but that's the time when your
supporting cast needs to step up. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened. Albert
Pujols has gone into a major slump (hitting .220/.262/.360 in the same span),
and the rest of the Angels' offense has cratered, as well. The pitching has
been solid, but if you can't score, you can't win
自從7/26 Mike Trout弄傷手腕後,他的表現跟受傷前簡直判若兩人
(.216/.350/.361 since July 30)
當隊上最好的球員表現不佳時,剩下的隊友就該補上他不佳的部分
但是對於天使隊似乎不是這樣,Albert Pujols僅有.220/.262/.360 的成績
剩下的打者也幾乎好不到哪裡去。投手的表現還不錯,但你不得分就不可能贏得比賽
As such, the Angels seem primed to add another season of disappointment to
their belt. Granted, there's still a month left in the season and this is
baseball, so anything can happen. Maybe today, they'll break out against
Cleveland and that'll be the start of a special run. That means that they
need Trout and Pujols to return to form almost immediately. If that happens,
then the Angels may have a shot at making it into the postseason. If those
two continue to struggle, then they'll be ruing their August woes come
October.
看起來今年對天使又會是失望的一季
賽季還有一個月,任何事情都可能發生
如果Trout或Pujols能回神的話,或許他們還有機會可以前進季後賽
但是如果兩人還是持續烙賽的話...