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- Updated: May 29, 2016
ANAHEIM — Get guys on base, move them over and bring them home.
That’s the strategy that has driven the Angels’ offense this season, particularly as their offense caught fire to rank third in the American League in runs scored in the month of May entering Sunday.
On Sunday, they attempted to follow the same pattern. They got guys on, moved them over, but couldn’t quite push them across in an 8-6 loss to the Houston Astros in 13 innings. The loss pushed the Angels to 22-28, within a half-game of last place in the AL West standings.
The Angels left 14 runners on base as they couldn’t find the big hit to break through.
“We had a lot of opportunities and definitely put ourselves in a number of good places throughout the course of the ballgame,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “Unfortunately, we just couldn’t get that run across.”
In the ninth, a walk by Mike Trout and single from Albert Pujols gave the Angels a chance to win with runners in scoring position. Johnny Giavotella struck out, and Rafael Ortega …
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