In losing two games to the Angels, the Orioles lost their first series of the year.

Johnson and Mike Mussina, who lost last night to the Angels, are the only starters the Yankees think could start for them if they reach the postseason.

The Yankees lost all three games of the weekend series to the Angels, who have won five straight.

Then Nelson and Stanton botched a 3-0 lead and the Yankees lost to the Angels, 5-4, last Sunday.

Too bad for the Yankees, too, because they never recovered from the onslaught of six runs in one disastrous frame and lost to the Angels, 10-2.

The Mets ended a 12-game homestand by losing to the Angels, 4-3.

The Yankees made some errors late Wednesday night and lost to the Angels, tying their series at one game each.

When the Rangers (95-65) lost tonight to the Angels, the Yankees clinched the home-field advantage over Texas should they meet in the division series.

Brosius found comfort in being among friends, among his teammates, who have prayed for his family, he said, before the Yankees lost to the Angels, 8-2, tonight.

On Monday, they lost to the Angels, 10-9, after giving up 14 hits and seven first-inning runs.