Orange County Register

In 8 of the 9 games Shane Loux has pitched in since he returned to action July 21, either the Angels or their opponents have scored double-figure runs.

The one exception was a near thing: On July 29, Loux worked in a 9-3 Angels victory over Cleveland.

This is not to make an excuse for  Friday’s seven-run disaster in Baltimore, but it was the first time Loux had pitched since the previous Friday’s blowout loss to the Rangers.

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In an unrelated development, there’s an experienced reliever suddenly available, and I mean experienced. Plus, he knows how to pitch at Fenway Park, which might come in handy for some team in the postseason.

Mike Timlin, 43, asked for his release from Triple-A Colorado Springs, since the Rockies had no room for him currently on the major-league roster of the NL Wild Card leaders.

It was stressed that the parting of ways was not performance-related.

Timlin has pitched in 1,058 games in an MLB career that began in 1991 with Toronto.

I know the Angels won’t try him out — he’s no Rudy Seanez.

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