The Home Streak is Over, Williams Loses First Game in Anaheim (29/81)

Since he got picked up by the Angels until last night, starter, Jerome Williams had never lost a game at Angels Stadium, a total of 8 starts. The Angels lost to the Seattle Mariners 8-6 in the final game of this series.

Jerome Williams has arguably been the most underrated 5th starter in Major League Baseball. Nobody really talks about him as he does his job well, but doesn't really do anything spectacular. Let's face it, ESPN is jumping up and down mentioning a guy who throws quality starts (6 innings pitched, 3 earned runs or less), but Williams has been consistently putting up good numbers. Of his 10 starts, 8 of them have been quality starts, and 6 of them resulting in Wins for Williams.

Going into this season, the anchor to the Angels rotation was considered a big question mark. Was last year's late season pickup, Williams, a fluke? Would Garrett Richards be able to bounce back after getting trounced in his major league debut? We didn't know. Based on his early season consistency though, I would consider Williams one of the top 4 Angels MVPs behind Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, and tied with CJ Wilson.

Besides last night's uncharacteristic outing, Williams is outperforming expectations and giving the Angels stability in a season that desperately lacks it.