Alek Manoah pitched five scoreless innings in a bulk relief role on Monday during the Angels' 7-2 loss to the Guardians.
Fantasy Impact: It was, by no means, a perfect outing for Manoah as he walked five batters and struck out only two in his five innings. The righthander allowed only two hits, but needed 91 pitches to get through five frames and the five walks tied for the third-most he's allowed in a game in his career. Manoah has pitched six scoreless innings in his first two outings of the season, but does have a 3:5 K:BB ratio. Outside of Jose Soriano, the Angels' starting rotation has been inconsistent so, Monday's promising outing by Manoah may have earned him a spot in the starting five for the short term.
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Brent Suter suffered the loss as the Angels' opener on Monday after he allowed two runs on two hits, walked one, and struck out one in 1.2 innings.
Fantasy Impact: Suter retired the first four batters he faced before allowing back-to-back singles, a force out, and a walk to load the bases with two outs in the second. Jose Fermin came on and allowed a two-run single to Brayan Rocchio before getting out of the inning. It was Suter's second time serving as the Angels' opener this season and, in his two starts, he has given up three runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 3.2 innings. On the year, Suter is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA across 24 innings.
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