The Orange County Register · Aug 30, 2015
Final: Joe Smith meltdown costs Angels vs. Indians
/ STAFF WRITER
The Angels' David Murphy, right, is congratulated by Erick Aybar after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber in the fourth inning on Saturday in Cleveland.CLEVELAND – Not even Joe Smith is immune to whatever has overcome the Angels and turned a seemingly playoff-bound team into one that can hardly do anything right.
Smith, one of the most consistent performers on the entire roster, suffered his worst meltdown in an Angels uniform, allowing five runs without recording an out in the eighth inning of an 8-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.