Mike Yastrzemski turned and sprinted, but he ran out of space. He could do nothing but look up as he reached the wall, watching helplessly as Tommy La Stella's walk-off homer smacked off an electronic scoreboard advertising a produce section at Angel Stadium.
Yastrzemski spun and yelled one word, starting with an f, that was heard throughout an empty ballpark and over the airwaves. But it was another f word that was the key one Monday night.
After Trevor Gott blew a five-run lead on Friday, manager Gabe Kapler said he still had faith in the right-hander.