Angels creating organizational trend by leading MLB in strikeouts
Los Angeles continues to field an all-or-nothing offense.
Angels creating organizational trend by leading MLB in strikeouts originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Angels second baseman Oswald Peraza stepped into the batter's box, primed to fuel a two-out, ninth-inning rally at Angel Stadium.
Four pitches later, Peraza declined to swing at an 81-mph sweeper. The one-ball, two-strike offering by New York Mets relief pitcher Brooks Raley sailed along the outside edge of home plate. "Strike three," home plate umpire Chris Conroy ruled.
Like 10 other times Sunday, an Angels batter went down on strikes. For the season, the last-place AL West squad ranks last in the league with 447 strikeouts during 1,174 at-bats this season. Their strikeout percentage spiked to 30.
4 percent. The Angels striking out frequently should no longer be considered a fluke. Over the past four seasons, it's developed into an organizational trend.