TORONTO — The failure that cost the Angels Saturday’s game happened long before Ryan Zeferjahn allowed the winning run.
The Angels lost 4-3 to the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings, the same score as the extra-inning loss the day before.
Again, they could look back on missed opportunities to score earlier in the game. The Angels were 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position a day after going 1 for 10 in that situation.
On Saturday, the Angels had the bases loaded with one out twice in the first three innings, and managed just one run each time. After that, all they could manage was a single run in the seventh inning.
They failed to cash in their automatic runner in the 10th and 11th innings.
In the bottom of the 11th, the Blue Jays started the inning with a bunt toward third baseman Luis Rengifo, who broke to cover third instead of fielding the ball, and it went for a hit.
After George Springer lined out to second baseman Kevin Newman and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was intentionally walked, Zeferjahn struck out Bo Bichette.
Addison Barger then punched a single just past first baseman Nolan Schanuel, driving in the winning run.
All of that could have been avoided if the Angels had been able to muster a little more offense out of some early opportunities against Toronto starter Max Scherzer.
In the first, Jo Adell’s bases-loaded walk was all the Angels could manage. Jorge Soler then hit a fly ball to right field. Mike Trout tagged up, but he was nailed at the plate on a perfect throw from Barger.
Two innings later, the Angels loaded the bases again and Adell hit a fly ball to Barger, and this time Zach Neto beat the throw home. Still, the Angels couldn’t come up with a hit to get any other runs.
Finally, in the seventh inning they resorted to some small ball to tie the game. Luis Rengifo led off with a single and Chad Stevens bunted him to second. An out later, Nolan Schanuel singled, tying the game at 3.
That run spared Jack Kochanowicz from a loss.
Kochanowicz gave up three runs in 5⅓ innings, which was a credible outing after a rocky start.
In the first three innings, he gave up six hits and a walk, including George Springer’s two-run homer. After the homer, the Blue Jays had two on and no outs in the third, threatening to blow the game open. Kochanowicz escaped further damage with the help of a double play.
He then tacked on seven more outs, getting in to the sixth inning with the Angels down 3-2.
More to come on this story.
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