Pitching lapses plague Dodgers again

ANAHEIM — For the second consecutive game, a Dodgers starter got into a jam and exited in the fifth inning of a close game. And once more, the Angels left the inning with the lead, courtesy of the Dodgers’ bullpen.

Thursday’s 7-4 loss at Angel Stadium was the latest in a rough stretch for the team’s relievers, who have allowed 13 earned runs in their last five games. The only game in which the unit didn’t allow runs involved Kenley Jansen and eight innings from Clayton Kershaw.

Chris Hatcher was the one with a rough outing Thursday, allowing two earned runs, and two more baserunners inherited from Ross Stripling, to score.

“I feel like I have a decent outing, then I have a terrible one, for lack of better words,” Hatcher said. “I’m trying everything. I thought I had caught onto a little something and it’s helped a little bit. I’m actually throwing strikes now, but they’re poorly executed strikes.”

Hatcher entered the game with a one-run lead …

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