Tag: offense
Chargers’ Justin Herbert focusing on future, not playoff failure
No one in the Chargers’ locker room felt as bad as Justin Herbert. At least that’s what the quarterback said after a career-high four interceptions in January cost the Chargers an opportunity for their first playoff win since 2018. But the disappointment that rendered Herbert motionless on the sideline in Houston had faded in his…
Can the Angels’ offense be saved? It depends on Mike Trout
Ron Washington took a page out of the characterized version of himself from the 2011 film “Moneyball” when asked about how difficult it would be to revive the Angels’ sputtering offense. “It’s hard,” the Angels manager said Friday. “It’s very hard.” His response probably sounds familiar to “Moneyball” fans. In the film, the version of…
UC Irvine fails to capitalize on chances in NCAA regional loss
Jacob McCombs had been arguably UC Irvine’s best hitter all season. The sophomore transfer from San Diego State transformed into an All-Big West selection with his .350 batting average and team-high 1.070 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. So when he came up to the plate in the bottom of the fifth, down one run against a taxed Arizona…
The Pacers’ elite offense is powering their NBA Playoffs run, and the numbers are jarring
The Indiana Pacers are on the verge of their first NBA Finals appearance since 2000 following their Game 4 Eastern Conference Finals win over the New York Knicks. After blowing a 20-point lead and scoring a postseason-low 100 points in Game 3, Indiana got off the canvas and dropped 130 on the Knicks, including a…
Max Muncy, Michael Conforto come alive on offense as Dodgers defeat Guardians
CLEVELAND — For a few weeks now, the Dodgers have been in the “treading water” portion of their season, trying to work through injuries in their pitching staff and inconsistencies in the lineup to remain atop the National League West standings. On Tuesday, in a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, two of their…
Jack Kochanowicz shows potential in Angels’ loss to Yankees
Jack Kochanowicz mowed through his first three innings against the Yankees on Monday night. The 6-foot-7 sinkerballer was doing all of what manager Ron Washington asked of him before the game: pitch to contact and let his defense do the work. “Just be Jack,” Washington said. “Throw his sinker, change, eye-level, put the ball in…