The Los Angeles Angels were feistier than most fans probably anticipated, hovering around .500 in July before stringing together four losing streaks of three or more games. They are now eight and a half games out of the third and final American League Wild Card slot, heading toward a 10th straight losing campaign. Fan morale is understandably low as the club begins a 10-game road trip, but the mood changed on Monday, at least for a while.

Ron Washington is on the mend. The Angels manager, who stepped away from his post on June 20 due to health reasons, rejoined the team before its divisional matchup against the Texas Rangers. Although he is off-duty for the remainder of the year, the two-time AL pennant winner did have some positive news to share regarding his well-being . He also m

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