MINNEAPOLIS — The Angels’ offensive malaise starts with the most fundamental problem: putting the ball in play.
The Angels struck out 13 times and had four hits in their 5-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.
During their 15-game slump, the Angels have reached double digits in strikeouts in 12 games.
The Angels (12-15) have lost 11 of the last 15, including getting swept this weekend by a Twins team that came into the series with a 9-16 record.
On Sunday, the Angels didn’t have a baserunner until Zach Neto doubled with one out in the fourth. The Angels managed a second baserunner when Logan O’Hoppe walked, but then Travis d’Arnaud struck out on three pitches to end the inning.
The next time the Angels had a runner in scoring position was in the seventh, and that inning also ended with a J.D. Davis strikeout.
Considering the way the Angels are hitting, right-hander José Soriano had no margin for error.
Soriano gave up three earned runs (and one unearned run) in five-plus innings.
Soriano gave up a run on two hits in the first inning, and then he retired 12 of the 14 hitters he faced over the next four innings.
The trouble in the sixth started when Carlos Correa hit a sharp liner that second baseman Kyren Paris couldn’t handle. Third baseman Luis Rengifo then made an error on on a slow bouncer.
Soriano allowed a run on a double and then two more scored when Ryan Jeffers doubled against left-hander Brock Burke.
More to come on this story.
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