ANAHEIM -- Angel Stadium fell silent as the eighth inning came to an end late Thursday night. All you could hear was the sound of Albert Pujols furiously slamming his helmet and bat midway down the first-base line, just as his potential RBI single clipped Chris Iannetta in the leg for an out and prevented the Angels from extending their 2-0 lead.
One inning later, Huston Street had allowed three Astros runs, the Angels had suffered a 3-2 loss and Iannetta -- already exasperated by a batting average that sits at .