ANAHEIM — Shortstop Zach Neto’s recent slump led to a day out of the lineup.

Neto, who has consistently been the Angels best player this season, was out of the lineup on Sunday for the first time since June 29. The break two months ago was because he was dealing with a sore right shoulder.

Neto is now healthy, but he came into Sunday with three hits and 14 strikeouts in his last 34 at-bats.

“You get to that point where you start to chase results more than process,” interim manager Ray Montgomery said. “And maybe you’re swinging at stuff, and your decision making changes. The quality of the at-bat might go down a little bit. So sometimes you just need to step away and watch it for a minute to be able to regroup.”

Montgomery acknowledged that Neto was not happy about the break, and he sa

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