The Angels actually hold up relatively well when facing the best teams in baseball, and Zach Neto is the physical embodiment of that. The Angels' leadoff hitter sets the tone for the lineup each and every game -- he does that with his aggressive approach at the plate and with his elite production. When facing the best teams and their No. 1 starters, Neto steps his already stellar game up to another level.
Angels' young superstar continues to crush MLB's best starting pitchers
Of the 20 qualified starting pitchers with the best ERAs in baseball, Neto has plate appearances against eight of them -- Detroit's Tarik Skubal, Boston's Garrett Crochet, Houston's Hunter Brown, Minnesota's Joe Ryan, LAD's Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Texas' Jacob deGrom, Seattle's Bryan Woo and Cleveland's Gavin Williams (that's sorted by ERA).