In a week that saw the first-place 1979 Angels recognized with six All-Stars in Seattle, the Halos fell flat in their first weekend after the break, dropping four of five games, including yet another series loss to the Orioles in Baltimore.
The Orioles are the other American League first place team. At 63-32 they own the best record in baseball, and 8½ games better than the Angels.
Now that their regular season series is complete, the Angels and Orioles can’t meet again until the American League Championship Series. The Halos will need to turn things around after dropping nine of 12 games to the Orioles this season, including 1-5 in Baltimore.