The sequels better be better than tonight.
On a night that the ineptitude of the Angels marketing division alienated every fan who did not type JEDI along the ticketmaster ordering path, the product on the field quashed the enthusiasm of everyone else.
Matt Shoemaker had no feel for his pitches and it showed. Meanwhile the Angels battled early with Mike Trout and Albert Pujols each going 2 for 2 in their first two plate appearances.
Both starting pitchers were gone before the end of the fourth but Oakland had a 5-3 lead and managed to put out the few meager threats that the Halos cobbled together.