WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The good feelings and optimism from a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers were short-lived.

The Angels lost, 7-2, to the last-place A's on Saturday night, dropping a second straight game because of shaky starting pitching and an anemic offense.

After 20 runs in three straight victories against the Dodgers , the Angels have been outscored, 17-5, on their way to losses in the first two games of this three-game series against the A's.

"Obviously you want to win every game," Angels starter Tyler Anderson said, "and being in a good spot, you want to keep rolling. But it's part of the game. Sometimes it happens."

On Saturday night, they didn't even get a runner into scoring position between the second and eighth innings.

They were in an early hole because of Anderso

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