Angels lose fifth-straight behind dormant bats and rare José Soriano stutter

Soriano Laboring

Even in innings that he kept scoreless, Soriano was battling to get there and when he was pulled after just five innings, he had already racked up 97 pitches and allowed six hits, three earned runs and three walks while striking out six.

He was assessed by trainers before he left the mound in the sixth inning, with particular attention being paid to his neck and back. Soriano was pulled in his last appearance on April 22 by manager Kurt Suzuki out of precaution for his back, so that should be a situation for Angel fans to keep their eyes on.

It was still just a three-run outing for Soriano, but considering the standard he's established for himself this season it stands out as his worse start of the season so far.

Lacking Offense

The Los Angeles offense didn't do much to pick Soriano up on the other end. Jo Adell drove in Nolan Schanuel with a single in the top of the fourth inning and the Angels went scoreless through most of the game until Josh Lowe sent a solo him run into the right center field seats in the top of the eighth inning for the Angels' second, and final, run of the game.

In the meantime, the White Sox scored two more runs, including a second home run by Romo.

No one had a better game than Romo, who hit the first two home runs of his Major League career in the same game and from both sides of the plate, becoming the seventh player in MLB history to do so.

The Angels have one more opportunity to avoid a sweep in Wednesday's game and after that it's back to the Big A, where Los Angeles will hope to have a much better home stand than this past road trip.