Hector Santiago, Mike Morin, Trevor Gott and Huston Street were on a leather couch in the Angels' clubhouse at Globe Life Park on Saturday when Erick Aybar and Kole Calhoun hit home runs to lead off the ninth inning, cutting a four-run deficit to two.
"Stuff started going our way, so we were like, 'Nobody move!' " Santiago said. "We stayed on the couch, watching TV."
Fill-in closer Joe Smith started warming up when Albert Pujols blooped a one-out double to shallow right, the ball dropping when Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli and second baseman Rougned Odor clanged gloves.