With the Angels eliminated from playoff contention Monday night, Manager Mike Scioscia pulled pitchers Ervin Santana and Jered Weaver from their final two scheduled starts. Tyler Chatwood will pitch Tuesday night against the Rangers, and Garrett Richards will start Wednesday night’s season finale.
Santana (11-12, 3.38 earned-run average) and Weaver (18-8, 2.41 ERA) have already surpassed their career highs for innings pitched.
The move will cost Weaver a chance to win the AL ERA title. The right-hander needed to record two outs without giving up an earned run to pass Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who has a 2.39 ERA and made his final regular-season start Saturday.
“Obviously, there’s a little something out there, but I’m not into the individual numbers; it’s a team game,” Weaver said. “The only way I would have gone back out there is if I was sitting on 19 [wins] and going for 20.”
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