Angels preach optimism as Royals hand them another home loss

The injuries, the waiver claims and the callups – from as far away as Double-A – keep coming and yet Angels manager Ron Washington continues to keep his eye on the prize. While acknowledging a win-loss record below his own expectations, Washington is mapping roads to the playoffs. As the Angels entered the day as one of three American League teams with a winning percentage below .400, Washington remained unbowed.