Tucker Davidson was needed to take over for Suarez in the fifth inning, making it unlikely that he will start Wednesday.
And since Jaime Barría pitched Sunday, that means Griffin Canning, who is technically still on the injured list but is eligible to come off the IL Wednesday, appears to be the likely candidate.
The Angels lost to the Washington Nationals 6-4 Monday at Angel Stadium.
Suarez gave up four earned runs on 10 hits, walking one batter on a pitch-timer violation. Three of those runs came in the fourth inning, his final of the game. Tucker Davidson replaced Suarez to start the fifth inning.
In two starts, Suarez has been unable to get past the fifth inning, racking up 10 earned runs on 18 hits.
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In Seattle, he gave up six earned runs, including two home runs, on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. After that game, he said he was confident his start Monday at Angel Stadium would be better.
Suarez went into that game in Seattle (April 4) having not pitched a competitive game since March 17 in spring training.
Manager Phil Nevin said before Monday’s game that Suarez’s outing in Seattle was a learning experience and that a different atmosphere would help him.
Angels star Mike Trout, right, strikes out to end the game against the Nationals on Monday.
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Suarez got off to a solid start.
He gave up a leadoff hit to start the first inning, but retired the next three batters.
There were some other hiccups in the second. He started the inning giving up another single, then retired the next two batters on a strikeout and a fly out. Two back-to-back singles after that, the Washington Nationals were able to drive in their first run.
The real trouble happened in the fourth inning.
The Angels were leading 4-1 by then.
Mike Trout reached a new milestone when he scored the first run of the game. Driven in by Luis Rengifo, Trout set an Angel Stadium record for career runs with 523, passing Garrett Anderson’s mark. Hunter Renfroe hit his third home run in as many games. Rengifo provided two RBIs in the first inning. And Gio Urshela contributed another RBI in the third.