In five innings against the Cubs' Jon Lester, they had the same number of strikeouts as hits, three apiece, losing the spring training game last week, 6-1.
Kaleb Cowart, however, walked away feeling encouraged. He singled off Lester in his first at-bat and grounded out sharply in his second.
There haven't been many of those with the Angels for the 2010 first-round pick Cowart, now 25, trying to earn the final position-player spot on the opening day roster.
In each of the past three seasons, he has had short stints in the big leagues, hitting .