Meyer gets a tip from Pujols after home debut

ANAHEIM — The Angels have a lot of questions regarding their rotation heading into the offseason, so every opportunity they get to take a look at rookie right-hander Alex Meyer is a plus.

Meyer, 26, is one of the key pieces to the team’s future, and on Tuesday night he made his Angel Stadium debut in a four-inning start against the Mariners, taking the loss in a 8-0 defeat. It was his second start with the Angels.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Meyer “showed some flashes” of someone the club hopes will develop into a productive Major League pitcher. But there are still adjustments to be made and work to be done three starts into his big league career.

Meyer was given the impression by Albert Pujols that he may have been tipping his breaking balls against the Mariners, who tagged the right-hander for four runs on five hits (two home runs) in four innings.

“I don’t know if there was something going on with my breaking ball, if they were seeing something, if I was tipping something on my breaking ball,” said Meyer, who made 76 pitches to reach his limit. “There were a couple that I threw that looked pretty good. Usually I get a strikeout with that or not as good a swing as what I was seeing …

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