Spiraling Angels bobble double play, sealing loss Athletics

The Athletics' Zack Gelof safely steals second base in front of the Angels' Zach Neto during the seventh inning Thursday night at Angel Stadium. (Luke Hales / Getty Images) The Angels led for five innings before crumbling late en route to a 10-inning, 3-2 loss to the Athletics on Thursday night at Angel Stadium, all in front of a sparse crowd featuring fiery “sell-the-team” chants from shirtless fans in the upper deck. With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 10th, the A’s Zack Gelof hit into a fielder’s choice groundout off reliever Ryan Zeferjahn.

Angels second baseman Adam Frazier had trouble getting the ball out of his glove after catching shortstop Zach Neto’s throw. That allowed Nick Kurtz to reach home as the go-ahead run. Gelof was initially called out, but the A’s won the challenge — and ultimately the game 3-2.

The Angels were unable to tie against Athletics reliever Mark Leiter Jr. , who earned the save, despite having runners on the corners and zero outs in the bottom of the 10th inning. “Yeah, [Frazier] looked like he just couldn’t get the ball out of his glove,” Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said.

“You know, one of those things where the ball got in, and he was doing everything right to turn it, just couldn’t get out of his glove. ” Bare chested fans wave their shirts in right field during the seventh inning of the Angels' loss to the Athletics on Thursday at Angel Stadium. The fans chanted for Angels owner Arte Moreno to "sell the team.