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Shoemaker shows dominant stuff vs. O’s
- Updated: May 22, 2016
ANAHEIM — Matt Shoemaker’s near-flawless performance Saturday night was nearly undone by one pitch in the Angel’s 3-1 loss to the Orioles.
Shoemaker’s lone mistake came in a scoreless game the sixth inning against Orioles third baseman Manny Machado when he hung an 0-2 changeup with a runner on. Machado belted it, but the ball fell just foul down the left-field line. Shoemaker came back with a slider to strike out Machado.
Disaster avoided.
Shoemaker continued a masterful performance in which retired the first 14 hitters of the game and ended with a career-high 12 strikeouts with no walks and three hits over a season-high 7 1/3 scoreless innings. He became the first Angels pitcher since Jered Weaver in 2014 to record 12 strikeouts, and just the third pitcher in franchise history to record 12 strikeouts and no walks, joining Frank Tanana (twice) and Dan Haren.
“That’s the best game I feel Matt’s pitched,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “He had purpose, he had a great gameplan. I think he …
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