LOS ANGELES -- Many of the shortcomings that hindered the Angels over their disappointing first half cropped up yet again in Sunday afternoon's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers in their Freeway Series finale at Dodger Stadium.
They erased an early three-run deficit and tied the game in the fourth when Jefry Marte belted a three-run home run off ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw, but they squandered two bases-loaded opportunities and finished 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Left with little margin for error, the Angels' bullpen subsequently stumbled, as Taylor Cole yielded a go-ahead home run to Kiké Hernandez in the seventh that propelled the Dodgers to a series victory.