Once again things are almost right in the world of baseball:
ANAHEIM — The Angels fell out of sole possession of first place in the American League West on Saturday, but only because the Devil Rays played a better game than the Royals.
By virtue of Oakland’s 16-1 walkover in Kansas City and the Angels’ 6-4 loss at the hands of the Devil Rays, the Halos fell into a tie with the A’s for first place — the first time in eight weeks that the Angels haven’t held the lead outright.
But while it’s noteworthy that the Angels have surrendered an eight-game lead in the span of only 17 games, the Halos would just as willingly point out that the last time they were tied for first place (May 17), they were tied with Texas and the A’s were 13 games under .500.
A couple of days ago, the Los Angeles Anaheims held a two-game lead, but losses to the two worst teams in baseball (Orioles and Devil Rays) took it away.
The season starts over Tuesday, the battle between Moneyball and Moneybags shining in sharp relief in a three-game series in Oakland.