It is the moments that make a season, for good or for bad, and amid their four and one-half-hour, twice-delayed, debacle of a defeat Thursday night at Progressive Field, the Angels experienced one of their most painful moments to date.
It was the bottom of the sixth inning, the outcome long since decided, and Angels Manager Mike Scioscia hewed to it with his decision to remove his top players from the field.
Shane Robinson replaced Mike Trout in center field. Gregorio Petit replaced Kole Calhoun in right field, playing the position for the first time in his professional life.