Angels emphasize more innings and strikes from starting pitchers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As news of Robert Stephenson’s season-ending elbow injury hit the Angels, the reality hit that this bullpen is going to need some help.

From the starters.

“We’d like to take some of the load off (the relievers) because I don’t think we can keep this up,” manager Ron Washington said. “We’re trying to put some pressure on our starting pitchers to try to go out there and pound the strike zone early, so by the time we’re getting into the sixth or seventh inning...