Kroenke completes $4 billion purchase of Angels
Stan Kroenke has completed a record $4 billion purchase of the Angels from Arte Moreno, a day after Reid Detmers' 7 strong innings went to waste in a 6-3, 10-inning loss to the Yankees.
Ballesteros' 10th-inning homer sinks Detmers' gem
The Angels closed out their series with the Yankees on September 2 with a 6-3 loss in 10 innings, wasting another strong start from Reid Detmers, who allowed just 1 earned run over 7 innings on 6 hits with 8 strikeouts and 0 walks. Vaughn Grissom's solo home run in the seventh forced extra innings, but Luke Murphy gave up 5 runs in the 10th, capped by a 2-run homer from Moisés Ballesteros.
Yankees10-1Yankees3-7Yankees3-6It closed a series the Angels had opened with a 10-1 win on August 31 before dropping back-to-back games, 7-3 on September 1 and 6-3 on September 2. The result left them 1-4 in their last 5 games and 53-87 on the year, 18.5 games behind Houston in the AL West with an elimination number of 4.
Kroenke's $4 billion purchase of the Angels
Barstool Bush's own coverage, "Stan Kroenke Buys Angels From Arte Moreno In Record $4 Billion Deal," published September 3, laid out the end of Arte Moreno's 23-year run in Anaheim, with Rams owner Stan Kroenke now controlling the club. Ken Rosenthal, on FoulTerritoryTV that same day, called the sale "basically Independence Day for fans," adding the Angels should now be able to build the kind of operation the Dodgers have run for years.
What a Week For Angels Fans: Stan Kroenke Buys The Team From Arte Moreno And Now Plans To Build a Brand New $2.5B Stadium @BarstoolHubbs
@StoolBaseball's own post on the sale, published September 3, went further, noting Kroenke's plans for a new $2.5 billion stadium on top of the purchase. Rosenthal also raised what the change means for Mike Trout, saying that even at 35, the team's path to getting good again just moved a lot faster.
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The Angels are in Pittsburgh tonight, with Ryan Johnson (3-7, 5.47 ERA) starting for Los Angeles opposite the Pirates' Jared Jones (2-6, 4.83 ERA). Johnson was a no-decision in his last outing on August 29 against the Phillies, allowing 1 earned run over 5 innings with 2 strikeouts and 5 walks. Jones took the loss on August 28 at St. Louis, giving up 3 earned runs over 4.2 innings on 7 hits.
Pittsburgh is favored at home, and the market has this one reading middling on scoring. With Jones working off a shaky outing and Johnson prone to walking hitters, neither staff has given the market much reason to expect a shutout in either direction.