Three ex-Nats in one LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-report-20170420-story.htmlWith two out in the second inning Thursday at Minute Maid Park, Angels second baseman Danny Espinosa stepped to the plate with a runner on first base. He struck out swinging.
His day went that way. With two out in the seventh, he batted with runners at first and second. He struck out swinging.
With two out in the ninth, Espinosa batted with runners at second and third. A single surely would have tied the score and probably would have given the Angels the lead. Again, he struck out swinging.
After the game, he stewed at his locker for a long time and declined to speak to reporters.
“Not today,” he said.
His rough game stretched his strikeout total to 26, with one walk. He is tied for the major league lead in strikeouts among qualified hitters, only two of whom have draw fewer walks.
Espinosa has long been a high-strikeout hitter. He led the National League with 189 in 2012 and last season struck out 174 times in 601 plate appearances.
Also, Alex Meyer will start for the Angels and Matt Latos will start against them.
