Jo Adell finished 3-for-4 with two RBI on July 6, but the Angels still came away with a loss to the Red Sox. The performance gave him another sharp night at the plate, even if it did not change the result.
That is why Adell is getting attention now: he has been one of the more streaky bats in an underwhelming Angels lineup, and this game fit that pattern perfectly. Across 90 games, he was batting.245 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 39 runs scored and three stolen bases, a line that shows both the upside and the unevenness that have followed him.
His two RBI came as part of a game in which he put the ball in play well enough to collect three hits, which is the kind of output the Angels need more often from a hitter still trying to turn isolated production into something steadier. He also had hits in six of his last 12 contests, so the good night was not a fluke, but it was not enough to erase the broader inconsistency around him.
The twist is that Adell did everything short of carrying the offense to a win, and the Angels still lost to the Red Sox. Kurt Suzuki and the Angels were left with the same problem that has followed them for much of the season: one productive game from a key bat does not guarantee the result changes. For Adell, the next question is whether this kind of line becomes a step toward a run of better nights, or just another solid box score in a mixed stretch.
