"They were good yesterday, they're good today," the Angels' manager said Thursday morning. "That's about it. We're going to focus on what we need to do, how we need to play the game."
And while Scioscia's team continues to do just that, the Angels' front office will maintain its season-long search for a bat. The Angels remain open-minded about their pursuit, preferring a left-handed-hitting outfielder controlled beyond this season but considering right-handed-hitting options who hit free agency at the end of this season -- most notably Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
The offense's recent surge -- a Major League-leading 6.