In that inning, however, something that felt inevitable proved to be just that, Mitch Haniger finally driving a shot to a place where no Angel could get it, his two-run home run launching Seattle to victory.
All the chaos from the home team trumped another night when Mike Trout was a one-man sound machine.
For the second consecutive game, Trout homered twice, driving in all the Angels runs during a series in which they haven’t scored yet without homering.
“We’re not swinging the bats as a team,” Scioscia said. “That puts the pitchers under a lot of pressure.