Albers didn't fare well either, surrendering five earned runs on four hits and a walk in one inning. Overall, the Angels had 23 hits and went 12-for-24 with runners in scoring position.
Albers has surrendered 17 earned runs in his past six innings and it wouldn't be surprising if he's sent to the minors today to make room for another reliever, maybe Kam Mickolio.
With the loss, the Orioles (48-69) fell to a season-worst 21 games under . 500. The Orioles, who still haven't won a series since the All-Star break, will have to win tonight to gain a four-game split with the Angels (70-45).
The Orioles are 8-21 since the break, but they didn't make life easy for the Angels, who built leads of 4-0, 6-2 and 8-6, only to watch the Orioles come back each time.
"I told the guys they played their [butts] off," Trembley said. "I don't know what more they could have done to try to win the game."
Down early after Jeremy Guthrie gave up three runs in the first, the Orioles cut the deficit to 4-2 on Brian Roberts' two-run homer in the third. Guthrie gave two runs right back, but the Orioles finally tied the game at six in the fifth inning on Nick Markakis' two-run homer.
The Angels took the lead in the sixth on Chone Figgins' RBI single off Guthrie, and tacked on another run in the seventh. Rookie catcher Matt Wieters' RBI pinch-hit single in the eighth pulled the Orioles within a run.
Roberts led off the ninth with a double against Fuentes and then stole third without a throw. That's where he was when Jones sent a towering fly ball to left field. Rivera caught the ball in front of the wall and the Orioles had to settle for a sacrifice fly and a tie game.
"It would have been a nice ending," Trembley said.
It certainly beat the punch in the gut that followed in the 13th inning.
Box score
for Sunday
PG 4
ANGELS @ORIOLES
Tonight, 7:05 p.m.
TV: MASN HD
Radio: 105.7 FM
INSIDE
Struggling Guthrie puts O's in hole PG 5
