Spiraling Angels Bobble Double Play, Sealing Loss Athletics

The Angels led for 5 innings earlier crumbling precocious en way to a 10-inning, 3-2 nonaccomplishment to nan Athletics connected Thursday nighttime astatine Angel Stadium, each successful beforehand of a sparse crowd featuring fiery “sell-the-team” chants from shirtless fans successful nan precocious deck.

With nan bases loaded and 1 retired successful nan apical of nan 10th, nan A’s Zack Gelof deed into a fielder’s prime groundout disconnected reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.

Angels 2nd baseman Adam Frazier had problem getting nan shot retired of his mitt aft catching shortstop Zach Neto’s throw. That allowed Nick Kurtz to scope location arsenic nan go-ahead run.

Gelof was initially called out, but nan A’s won nan situation — and yet nan crippled 3-2.

The Angels were incapable to necktie against Athletics reliever Mark Leiter Jr., who earned nan save, contempt having runners connected nan corners and zero outs successful nan bottommost of nan 10th inning.

“Yeah, [Frazier] looked for illustration he conscionable couldn’t get nan shot retired of his glove,” Angels head Kurt Suzuki said. “You know, 1 of those things wherever nan shot sewage in, and he was doing everything correct to move it, conscionable couldn’t get retired of his glove.”

Bare chested fans activity their shirts successful correct section during nan seventh inning of nan Angels’ nonaccomplishment to nan Athletics connected Thursday astatine Angel Stadium. The fans chanted for Angels proprietor Arte Moreno to “sell nan team.”

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Noah Schanuel gave nan Angels a 2-0 lead successful nan first inning pinch a two-run homer.

The A’s bounced backmost precocious arsenic Darell Hernáiz and Kurtz deed RBI singles successful nan sixth and seventh innings, respectively, to necktie nan score.

The Angels (17-34) mislaid 3 of their 4 games against nan Athletics and 9 of their past 10 games, earning nan fewest wins truthful acold this season.

That has prompted a group of fans that has grown larger each location crippled to stitchery shirtless successful nan precocious platform astatine Angel Stadium and chant that proprietor Arte Moreno should “sell nan team.” The chants could beryllium heard connected nan Angels’ TV broadcast.