A near heroic effort by the Angels bullpen couldn’t overcome a horrific start by Deck McGuire in a 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians before a crowd of 28,993 in Progressive Field on Sunday.
McGuire retired only one of the seven batters he faced in a three-run first inning before manager Mike Scioscia went to his bullpen. Relievers Taylor Cole, Jose Alvarez, Cam Bedrosian, Blake Parker and Jim Johnson recorded 23 outs, allowing one run and three hits in 7 2/3 innings.
McGuire, starting in place of the injured Tyler Skaggs, gave up a single to Francisco Lindor to open the first.