Angels Falter in Crucial Game, Missing Thrilling Chance to Surge Above .500 Against Nationals
Since 2014, the Angels have endured the longest playoff drought in all of Major League Baseball, turning the franchise’s lone 2002 World Series victory into a fabled chapter recounted by parents to their kids seeking refuge from the unrelenting sun—kids clutching baseballs autographed by bright-eyed newcomers like Nolan Schanuel, Christian Moore, and Logan O’Hoppe. Amid this backdrop, the pressure mounts not just on the team but the very fabric of the franchise: Does chasing a postseason berth or hitting a midseason milestone shift their short-term focus? Interim manager Ray Montgomery, who has hammered home a simple mantra since spring training—stay present, play your game—shrugs off the hype. “If we worry about ourselves and playing the day that we’re scheduled to play, and not worry about the other stuff, we’ll continue to be fine,” he insists.
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