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- Updated: August 8, 2016
SEATTLE — Only three qualified starting pitchers have received less run support than Matt Shoemaker this year, a list that includes Julio Teheran of the Braves, Jerad Eickhoff of the Phillies and James Shields, first of the Padres and now of the White Sox.
The Angels’ offense had been on a tear when Shoemaker took the mound against the Mariners on Sunday, leading the Majors in hits (379), batting average (.290) and on-base percentage (.352) over a 38-game stretch that dated back to June 23. Then they mustered only one run off James Paxton and Tom Wilhelmsen, suffering a 3-1 loss that dropped Shoemaker to 6-12 on the season.
Shoemaker didn’t have his best stuff, and was helped considerably by the Mike Trout catch that robbed Leonys Martin of a home run in the …
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