Tonight at 7:05 p.m. ET the Los Angeles Angels (64-43) will open up a three-game set vs. the Tampa Bay Rays (53-55) at Tropicana Field, a day after dealing their best starter, David Price, in a three team trade just before Thursday's deadline hit. Watch the game online by clicking this link; Angels fans can hear the radio broadcast on KLAA 830 while Rays fans may do the same on WDAE 620 AM. Matt Shoemaker (8-3, 4.13 ERA) will pitch for the Angels, while Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 1.00 ERA) will go for the Rays.
The Rays have been hot lately, but it's unclear how the Price trade will affect the club. Before the deal went down, Hellickson was adamant about hoping the team didn't ship him off.
"We need David," Hellickson told MLB's official website on Wednesday. "We're not going to get where we want to be without him. We need him, and I hope to see him Friday."
He also knows the pressure is on to eat more innings with Price no longer around to bail out the bullpen every fifth day.
"I wish I could have went longer than one more out than I did last time, but when David throws eight innings every single game, that bullpen's ready to go," Hellickson said. "I've got to get ahead of guys a lot better. I fell behind too much, threw way too many pitches those first two innings. I made a big pitch when I needed to, that was a positive."
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