If there really is one game left of Mike Scioscia’s tenure as Angels manager, Saturday night’s 5-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium isn’t likely to stick out to the 59-year-old.
Not in a fond way, at any rate. The loss meant the Angels, who had won four games in a row to climb within reach of a .500 record, would not avoid a losing season. They dropped to 79-82 in 2018 with one game remaining. For three consecutive years, the Angels have lost more than they have won.
But on the eve of what is expected to be the finale of his career in an Angels uniform, the Angels tried to make sure the results of a meaningless game in late September would hold little weight, if any, in Scioscia’s mind.