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- Updated: August 15, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Angels had a chance to create a cushion in the same inning they started to let their lead slip away.
The fifth inning of Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Indians was a microcosm of the Halos’ four-game set with the Tribe. Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong as Los Angeles was swept in Cleveland, ending a nine-game road trip without a win.
“To win a game, you need to do a lot of things on the field,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “We had opportunities in the fifth to add to a 4-1 lead and couldn’t. We also had opportunities to get out of the fifth to save a run and we didn’t.”
The loss extended the Angels’ losing streak to 10 consecutive games. It is the team’s longest drought since an 11-game skid from July 16-26, 1999. During this double-digit slump, the Halos have been outscored, 70-31.
“Nothing is unbelievable, anything can happen in this game,” Albert Pujols said. “I’m pretty sure it happens to a lot of great teams. This is not the first time it’s happened. It’s just baseball. Stuff happens like that, it’s contagious. When you struggle, you struggle. When you are going good, you are going good.”
Through the first four frames, it appeared they might …
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