One could write off the consecutive sweeps as a matter of bad timing with the Angels facing two very good teams who were both playing well. One could write it off to the Angels playing on the road. One could write it off as lingering side effects of Mike Trout getting hurt even. But none of those excuses are going to apply to this series or even this homestand. If they continue to struggle, it goes from one bad week to serious “looking at yourself in the mirror” time.
The Angels already caught one lucky break with Jason Kipnis landing on the disabled list before the series.