There were a few mechanical adjustments, but it was an attitude adjustment that sparked reliever Blake Parker's resurgence with the Angels.
The 32-year-old right-hander, who spent most of his first 10 professional seasons in the minor leagues before ascending to Angels closer last August, had a 14.54 ERA in 8 2/3 spring-training innings and a 7.71 ERA in 4 2/3 innings of his first five regular-season games.
In 17 games since, including Sunday's scoreless ninth inning, Parker has a 1.50 ERA, having allowed three runs, struck out 21, walked four and held hitters to a .221 average in 18 innings.