Most major league starting pitchers speak sparingly to their teammates and not at all to reporters before games they are scheduled to start. To ask that night’s starter a question is an infraction akin to gross misdemeanor.
Hector Santiago is different. Hours before what might have been his last start as an Angel, the 28-year-old left-hander was recalling to a reporter which hitters he had dominated and which had dominated him.
The oddball pitched the Angels to a 6-2 victory over Kansas City on Monday at Kauffman Stadium.
The Angels piled on early runs against Royals starter Ian Kennedy.