A bat lay discarded on the grass surrounding the home plate circle at Oakland Coliseum, flung away in outsized celebration by an Athletics batter who could boast about one thing the Angels could not on Saturday night: Center fielder Mark Canha had hit his first home run of the season. The Angels were still waiting for someone in their lineup to hit a ball over the outfield fence for the first time this year.
In fact, the Angels could not brag about much of anything in a 4-2 loss. They failed to score against an Athletics starter for the third game in a row and they weren’t able to do much damage against an Oakland bullpen that imploded Friday night either.