The disappointing Los Angeles Angels (27-38) have dropped the first two games of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles (37-28), and will try to avoid a sweep today in a matinee game. First pitch is set for 12:35 and the game can be live streamed here. Fans who want to catch the Angels radio broadcast can do so on KLAA 830, while Orioles fans can do likewise on 1090 WBAL.
The Angels will put Jerome Williams (5-4, 3.74 ERA) on the mound today in an effort to halt the most recent slide in its tracks. The Angels are turning to Williams, and pushing back Jason Vargas due to a double-header they have scheduled for Sunday.
This season, the 31-year-old Williams has been very effective, going 3-0 with a 3.08 ERA as a starter before going back to the bullpen to make room for the returning Tommy Hanson. He has struck out a respectable six batters per nine innings while posting a WHIP of 1.11.
Williams will be opposed by Jason Hammel (7-4, 5.18 ERA), whose good record fails to tell the story of Hammel's season. The tall right-hander had a breakthrough season in 2012, emerging as one of the surprising Orioles' most reliable starters. His success has not translated, though, and he has benefited from supreme run support.
His WHIP (1.49) has returned to pre-2012 norms, while he is striking out more than two fewer batters per nine innings. Hammel will look for support from hot-hitting outfielder Nick Markakis, who has a 14-game hitting streak going at Camden Yards, during which he is batting .362 with 11 RBI. For the season he's batting .376 at home and is a career .500 hitter against Williams.
For the Angels, Mike Trout will attempt to maintain his torrid pace. Over Los Angeles' last 21 games, Trout is hitting .352 with 15 extra-base hits.
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