San Aldegheri surrenders five runs in loss to O’s

Benefitting from Nick Kurtz getting a day off and Jacob Wilson and Tyler Soderstrom being out with injuries, Aldegheri had one of his best showings to date. He gave up eight hard-hit balls, but none of them turned into more than singles, and he walked only one. He struck out four, so his K/BB improved to 20/13 through 29 2/3 innings. Grayson Rodriguez should be back to replace either Ryan Johnson or Aldegheri in the Angels rotation next weekend. Today’s showing makes it more likely that Aldegheri will stick around to face the Red Sox.

The big blow was Corbin Carroll’s grand slam in the second, but Aldegheri also walked three and struck out just one today. He has a 13/11 K/BB in 20 innings this season and a 35/31 K/BB in 46 2/3 innings as a major leaguer since debuting in 2024. Even in Triple-A this year, he came in at 32/23 in 46 innings. He just doesn’t belong in the majors right now, but if he sticks around, he’ll face the Orioles on Monday.

Aldegheri walked three but generated a lot of soft contact in improving to 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in two starts and four relief appearances. It’s still highly unlikely that he’ll be of use in mixed leagues going forward, as he is adept neither at generating strikeouts nor groundouts. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next.

With Jack Kochanowicz (elbow) landing on the injured list on Sunday, Aldegheri will have another chance to pitch out of the Angels’ bullpen. The 24-year-old left-hander holds a 2.45 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and a 7/5 K/BB ratio over 11 innings in three appearances with the Angels this season.

Aldegheri heads back to the minors after tossing 5 1/3 shutout frames in relief against the Rockies on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old swingman has allowed just three runs over 11 innings across three appearances in the big leagues this season.

Aldegheri has been brought back to the majors to fortify Los Angeles’ bullpen leading into Tuesday’s contest with the Rockies. The 24-year-old southpaw has allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings of work for the Angels this season.

Aldegheri threw four innings on Tuesday, allowing two runs on four hits. He will head back to Triple-A in order to allow the Angels to get a fresh arm back into the bullpen. The left-hander will get another chance shortly.

ldegheri made his first start for the Angels on Tuesday. He got into trouble right away, loading the bases with no outs in the first. A base hit and a sacrifice fly would bring two runs in before he can escape the jam. He gave the team three more scoreless innings before leaving at 69 pitches. The 24-year-old left-hander should stay in the rotation for a start against the Guardians in Cleveland on Monday.

Suzuki added that Kikuchi has opted for the rest and rehabilitation route instead of undergoing shoulder surgery, which likely would’ve been season-ending. The 34-year-old southpaw, who hit the injured list with shoulder inflammation over the weekend, will need to build up his stamina and workload from the ground floor once he’s cleared to resume throwing in a couple weeks. It’s relatively safe to assume he won’t return until sometime around the All-Star break in July. It’ll be Sam Aldegheri getting the first opportunity to replace Kikuchi in Los Angeles’ rotation when he takes the ball against the White Sox on Tuesday night.

Aldegheri comes up to provide Los Angeles with some long relief depth with Nick Sandlin being cut loose. The 24-year-old can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats while pitching in mostly mop-up duty.