ARLINGTON -- As the ninth inning began on Saturday, four Angels pitchers sat in front of a big-screen TV inside the visitors' clubhouse at Globe Life Park. The Angels trailed by four then, their season close to extinction on the second-to-last day. Then Erick Aybar homered off Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson. Then Kole Calhoun did the same, cutting the Angels' deficit to two with the middle of their lineup coming up.
The four sat there, hanging on every pitch, watching as their teammates put together the furious rally that gave them a critical 11-10 win and capped perhaps the craziest game of the year.