ARLINGTON, Texas – Somehow, what happened to the Angels and Albert Pujols on Friday night seems so obviously right and obviously wrong at the same time.
The key play in the Angels’ 4-2 loss to the Texas Rangers was an instant replay challenge, resulting in Pujols being called out for barely lifting his foot off the bag while Roughned Odor held a tag on him.
It snuffed out a promising rally, just before the Rangers turned the game around.
“It’s just embarrassing about the replay thing,” Pujols said. “Come on dude. That’s not baseball.