Ian Anderson

Pretty much everyone in the Angels pen besides Anderson was burnt out coming into this one -- and even Anderson, who threw 11 pitches Tuesday, was going back-to-back days -- but the team decided against calling up anyone. Anderson took over with a 5-3 lead in the seventh and blew the lead then. Even so, he was left in with the score tied to open the eighth. All three batters then reached against him, two of them while trying to sac bunt. Brock Burke, working for the third time in four days, took over and allowed the three runners to score before giving up four runs of his own. The Angels then used Reid Detmers, who has never been a reliever before and threw 40 pitches Monday, to finish the game off. It's really pretty disgusting that the Angels didn't protect their guys by bringing up a fresh arm, but they hoped to get away with it in advance of having Thursday off.

The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-handed starter Ian Anderson, a veteran who had a 2.65 ERA and a whopping 18 walks over 17 innings during spring training this year, from the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in a trade for left-hander Jose Suarez.

The Los Angeles Angels acquired right-handed starter Ian Anderson, a veteran who had a 2.65 ERA and a whopping 18 walks over 17 innings during spring training this year, from the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in a trade for left-hander Jose Suarez.

That seems like the right call. Washington still wouldn't confirm whether Reid Detmers or Jack Kochanowicz would open up as the fifth starter.

The Braves are poised to acquire left-hander Jose Suarez from the Angels, according to a report from Ari Alexander of KPRC2. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, right-hander Ian Anderson is headed to Anaheim in exchange for Suarez. Suarez, 27, signed with the Angels out of Venezuela and made his pro debut…