An Angels loss defined by three home runs

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Angels are still technically alive for a postseason berth, but losses like Friday night highlight why, very likely, for the seventh straight season they will be watching October baseball from home.

Three home runs told the story of Friday’s 7-3 loss to the Mariners in Seattle.

The blast

It’s amazing for a franchise that has Mike Trout to have yet another player who is so very clearly the most awe-inspiring in baseball. Opposing players and managers marvel at what Shohei Ohtani can do, both off the mound with his 100-mph right arm, and at the plate where he can unload on a ball like this:

The 463-foot blast gave the Angels a 3-0 lead, and was…