ANAHEIM, Calif. — It requires a good deal of optimism to think that the entirely homegrown lineup the Angels used on Friday night has the same future as the one they last used 23 years ago.
If nothing else, this group is finishing a mostly miserable season on an upward trajectory.
Using a starting lineup with 10 players who had never appeared in another major league uniform, the Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 4-1, to win their fifth straight game.