"The Angels might have finally thrown their hands up in disgust and exasperation with the Scott Kazmir reclamation project.

Kazmir was left in the game long enough to give up a franchise-record 13 runs in a 15-1 loss to the Oakland A's Saturday night.

The A's scored eight times off Kazmir in a third inning that included a grand slam by Rajai Davis. The run total was one short of Kazmir's career high for a single game.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia left him in the game through a scoreless fourth, but then came a fifth inning that saw Kazmir give up five more runs. Scioscia didn't pull Kazmir after he gave up an RBI double to Davis, a three-run home run to Coco Crisp or a solo home run to Daric Barton.

By the time Kazmir retired the side in the fifth and walked off the field with his head down, he had thrown 103 pitches and allowed more runs than any Angels pitcher in franchise history and more than any pitcher in the major leagues since Cardinals right-hander Jason Marquis also gave up 13 to the White Sox on June 21, 2006."