Manager Ron Washington says they would use Joyce, who has added an effective sinker, or Luis Garcia in the ninth inning if closer Carlos Estévez is not available. Estévez and Garcia could both be t…
Angels relief pitcher Ben Joyce had a 3.65 ERA going into Tuesday night’s game, including an ongoing streak of eight straight scoreless outings. Joyce is now one of the pitchers the Angels would consider for save situations if closer Carlos Estévez, who could be traded this month, is not available. ANAHEIM — As his success would suggest, Ben Joyce is ready for the next step as a major league reliever.
Joyce had a 3.65 ERA going into Tuesday night’s game, including an ongoing streak of eight straight scoreless outings. That hot streak coincides with. That’s helped him get some quicker outs on weak contact, as opposed to just going for strikeouts with his 102 mph fastball and his slider. “Now we just gotta wait for the swelling to go down and see what he can do it that it doesn’t bother him,” Washington said. “At least right now we know nothing has to happen other than just rest.”Angels infielders have been working on the fundamentals with Washington’s familiar series of drills ever since the start of spring training, but Keston Hiura is just getting started now.
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