"You should have known unusual and disturbing things were bound to happen on Saturday night at Citi Field when Academy Award-nominated actress Glenn Close belted out the national anthem and her voice cracked near its end.

A night after an impressive victory, the Angels stumbled during their encore, losing to the New York Mets, 6-1, in the second game of this interleague series.

The Angels' familiar vapid offense returned, scratching out only five hits on right-hander Mike Pelfrey (4-5), who earned the complete-game victory.

Angels right-hander Dan Haren (6-5) struggled uncharacteristically with his command and mechanics, particularly on his splitter. He lasted only four-plus innings — his shortest outing of the season — and allowed a season-high six runs on eight hits, including a two-run Carlos Beltran home run in the fifth inning.

"I never really got into a rhythm," said Haren, who struggled to control of his splitter and felt disrupted by the Mets' pressure on the bases and other defensive lapses.

Leadoff speedster Jose Reyes went 1 for 3, stole two of the Mets' four bases and scored twice."