After producing eight runs on 17 hits Thursday, the Angels offense went quiet in their 3-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs in front of a Cactus League record crowd (15,446) at Sloan Park in Mesa today.
All six Angel hits were singles that came from Yunel Escobar, Kole Calhoun, C.J. Cron, Roberto Baldoquin, and two from Craig Gentry. Andrelton Simmons’ was robbed of a hit in his second Angels at bat by the official scorer when his scorching line drive to Cubs shortstop Munenori Kawasaki was curiously deemed an error. Sherman Johnson was the only other Angel to reach base when he walked in the fifth inning.