Sitting at a disappointing 49-48, the LA Angels have been hit hard by injuries in the first half of the season. They also did not have the easiest schedule to start 2018, either. They played the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, arguably the two best teams in the MLB, six times each. Those two teams, plus playing the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners regularly, made for a talented opposing lineup more often than not.
While this is not an excuse for the team many experts would be a Wild Card team in 2018, it does give the team some hope heading into the All Star break.