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Angels’ offense struggles to back Meyer, bullpen
- Updated: September 8, 2016
OAKLAND — No Albert Pujols. No Mike Trout. No offense for the Angels, who got a decent outing from right-hander Alex Meyer.
The Angels didn’t have much of an answer for Athletics starter Jharel Cotton, making his Major League debut.
Cotton retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced en route to earning the victory in the A’s 4-1 victory. But he was facing a watered-down version of the powerful Angels lineup.
The Angels managed two hits off Cotton, one a booming home run from C.J. Cron to lead off the seventh.
That left Meyer with very little margin for error. Ineffective at times, Meyer weaved his way through four walks and needed 68 pitches to get through 3 1/3 innings.
“It …
