Friday began with the Angels on a four-game losing streak and four players, Garrett Richards, Nick Tropeano, Zack Cozart and Jim Johnson, all placed on the disabled list.
They were in need of a break, and the schedule conveniently offered up the Oakland Athletics, who were just swept here by Houston.
Two early errors by the A’s helped the Angels score five times en route to an 8-4 win that didn’t feel even that close.
The charity benefited Tyler Skaggs, in particular, the Angels starter giving up two unearned runs over seven innings, improving to 6-4 and lowering his ERA to 2.