Then they beat Houston on Monday but had to score only two runs to do it, with Tyler Skaggs and the bullpen providing a shutout.
Verlander finally stopped being perfect when Zack Cozart blooped a single to left-center field with two out in the fifth inning. But by that point, a 5-2 setback already was starting to appear on the horizon.
The loss ended a road winning streak at 11 games, which matched the franchise record. They're 11-2 away from home, best in the majors.
Down 3-0 and on their way to falling behind 4-0 two innings later, the Angels were in dire trouble.