LA Angels Come Crashing Back Down To Earth With Blowout Loss At Home To Athletics

The Los Angeles Angels saw their six-game losing streak end on Monday in thrilling fashion.

Despite the Angels being no-hit for eight innings, Zach Neto hit a game-winning, walk-off two-run home run to spoil J.T. Ginn’s outing and give LA the win over the Athletics.

However, the Angels came crashing back down to Earth on Tuesday with an ugly 14-6 loss at home.

Reid Detmers went 5.2 innings and allowed eight runs on eight hits with eight strikeouts in a weird game.

Ryan Johnson later threw two innings, but he allowed five runs on four hits.

The Athletics broke the scoring wide open with a six-run third inning, but the Angels made things interesting.

Mike Trout hit a home run in the third, and Trout walked with the bases loaded with Vaughn Grissom driving in a pair of runs to make it 6-4.

However, Nick Kurtz drove in two with a single in the sixth, and the Athletics scored at least one run in each of the final four innings, including a four-spot in the eighth to run away with the victory.

Zack Gelof and Brent Rooker each had 3 RBIs for the Athletics, Colby Thomas had a pair of RBIs, and Kurtz went 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs to lead the way for the Athletics.

However, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com pointed out a worrisome trend for the Angels on Tuesday: Bad hitting with runners in scoring position.

Leaving 11 runners on base is never a good sign, although it might not have mattered with the Athletics scoring a pair of touchdowns on Tuesday night in Anaheim.

Jacob Lopez started for the Athletics, and he went just 3.2 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits to see his ERA jump to 6.14.

The Athletics used five relievers on the night, and the Angels used only three of their bullpen arms, although it wasn’t a very positive outing for any of them.

The Angels now have 32 losses on the year and continue to trend in the wrong direction.

The Angels will have Jack Kochanowiz (2-3, 4.56 ERA) on the mound on Wednesday night as Aaron Civale (5-1 2.70 ERA) takes the mound for the Athletics.

The final game of this series is on Thursday night, but the Athletics have been the better team for 17 of the 18 innings in the first two nights, although the Angels managed to sneak out a win on Monday.

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