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ANAHEIM, Calif. —The day before last month’s All-Star Game, Shohei Ohtani said he wanted to play in next March’s World Baseball Classic and was under the impression that the Angels would let him. And on Friday, before the team’s 4-0 home loss to the Minnesota Twins, one of Ohtani’s mentors…

OAKLAND, Calif. — Three months later, the Angels swept a series again.

SEATTLE — Entering Game 2 of Saturday’s doubleheader with the Angels, the Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen hadn’t allowed more than three runs in his last 11 consecutive starts.

LOS ANGELES — When legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully passed away this week, I didn't need to turn on the television, look at social media or hit up sports bars to know how much Southern California was mourning.

SEATTLE — If only George Kirby’s usage didn’t have to be monitored and limited.

It turns out that the Angels star was never really available at the trade deadline.

SEATTLE — Their failures to hit with runners in scoring position for most of the night was halted long enough to give the fans at packed T-Mobile Park a reason to cheer after not having many reasons to do so for the first eight innings.

Shohei Ohtani hit a first-inning, opposite-field home run Thursday, giving the Angels an early lead against the Oakland Athletics. He hit another solo homer in the seventh inning.

As the Angels spiral out of playoff contention, one of their stars is finding it hard to press forward.