The Angels are on a tough skid right now, and they came into the game having lost six games in a row. It's Debbie Downer time in Arte Moreno's kingdom and they needed something positive to happen. Anything, really...that involved actual baseball that is, and not an animal on the field(not that i'd mind another one of those events tonight and every night after). They just needed a win, really. Is that so hard to ask?
Well, that depends on what team they're playing. They had decent matchups against the Rays and the Cardinals, but were trounced by both; going into the Emerald City today, they were taking on a Mariners team that was hot and on a roll, so by all accounts, this was the game you expect them to lose.