Even in the wake ofTuesday’s news that star center fielder Mike Trout is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a right calf strain, Angels manager Joe Maddon believed his team could remain competitive — on two conditions.
“We can score enough runs,” Maddon said. “We just have to pitch it and catch it to get where we want to be.”
Tuesday night’s 6-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians served as a prime example.
In the first inning, the Angels struggled to do both.
Starter Andrew Heaney gave up four hits, including a two-run homer and hard-hit double, in a 47-pitch frame.