It was always the scheduled loss. Always. Trevor Cahill, who on normal rest would have started Sunday, got pushed back in favor of José Suarez, and everyone knew. “We’re going to lose the Wrigley game,” the ghosts of Angels past whispered as the team took the fields in Oakland and Seattle. The Angels offense got the memo, scoring all the runs needed to secure a 5-2 week. The front office got the memo, calling up Taylor Ward, and Brad Ausmus quickly installed him in the lineup.
Cam Bedrosian opened and was fine, actually retiring the Cubs 1-2-3. And then Trevor Cahill was fine for the first few innings.