Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Angels shortstop Zach Neto, left, gets ready to tag out the Chicago White Sox’s Nicky Lopez as Lopez tries to steal second base during the first inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Angels shortstop Zach Neto, top, tags out the Chicago White Sox’s Nicky Lopez as Lopez tries to steal second base during the first inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Chicago White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa can’t get to a ball hit for a single by the Angels’ Taylor Ward during the first inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Chicago White Sox’s Lenyn Sosa reacts after an inside pitch during the second inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Gustavo Campero, right, is tagged out at first by Chicago White Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets after he rounded first for a single and tried to dive back during the third inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Taylor Ward hits an RBI single during the third inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Taylor Ward hits an RBI single during the third inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Charles Leblanc, right, scores on a single by Taylor Ward as Chicago White Sox catcher Korey Lee waits for the ball during the third inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Charles Leblanc scores on a single by Taylor Ward during the third inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Charles Leblanc slides into home plate during the third inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Taylor Ward, right, is tagged out by Chicago White Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas as he tries to advance to third after Zach Neto grounded into a fielder’s choice during the third inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Chicago White Sox’s Andrew Benintendi looks on after striking out during the fourth inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Angels third baseman Eric Wagaman throws the ball to second base for the double play in front of the Chicago White Sox’s Gavin Sheets during the fifth inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Gustavo Campero hits a single during the fifth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Gustavo Campero, right, steals second base as Chicago White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa misses the ball during the fifth inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Nolan Schanuel gestures to his dugout after hitting an RBI double during the fifth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Chicago White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz calls the bullpen from the dugout during the fifth inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
The Angels’ Charles Leblanc, right, dives back to first under the tag of Chicago White Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets during the sixth inning on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Eric Wagaman hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Wagaman, who starred at Aliso Niguel High and Orange Coast College, homered for the second night in a row – the first two of his major-league career. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Eric Wagaman hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Wagaman, who starred at Aliso Niguel High and Orange Coast College, homered for the second night in a row – the first two of his major-league career. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Eric Wagaman watches the flight of his solo home run during the sixth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Wagaman, who starred at Aliso Niguel High and Orange Coast College, homered for the second night in a row – the first two of his major-league career. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Eric Wagaman, left, celebrates his home run with teammate Jordyn Adams during the sixth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. Wagaman, an Aliso Niguel High and Orange Coast College product, homered for the second night in a row. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Jake Eder throws to the plate during the seventh inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Jake Eder throws to the plate during the seventh inning of their game against the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The Angels’ Eric Wagaman runs to first base after hitting a single during the eighth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Angels relief pitcher Ryan Miller throws to the plate during the ninth inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe, left, and relief pitcher Ryan Miller celebrate after their 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
Angels outfielders Jordyn Adams, left, Taylor Ward, center, and Gustavo Campero celebrate after their 5-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
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Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM — Before the Angels beat the Chicago White Sox, 5-0, to break their six-game losing streak on Tuesday night, Manager Ron Washington explained that all of this losing has been tougher on the players than him.
“It’s easy for me,” Washington said, “because I’ve been through it. They’ve never been through it.”
What’s more, Washington said, he’s seen the other side.
“Everything they’ve been through is going to certainly help them moving forward,” he said. “We don’t see it now, but it will. It will help moving forward.”
The Angels (61-90) have been relying on young players all year, and they’ve only gotten younger toward the end of this miserable season. With injuries knocking most of the veterans out of the lineup, the Angels are regularly using lineups full of players with barely any experience.
On Tuesday, they had five rookies in the lineup, and five players who were 25 or under. The oldest player was Taylor Ward, who turned 30 in December.
Three of the rookies who made the biggest contributions on Tuesday made their debuts within the past five weeks.
Eric Wagaman homered and singled twice. Wagaman, a 28-year-old product of Aliso Niguel High and Orange Coast College, has five extra-base hits in his first seven major league games.
“He looks very comfortable in the box right now,” Washington said. “And the best hit he got tonight wasn’t the home run, it was that base hit he got on the right side (in the eighth). You don’t see young kids stay on the ball like that going to the right side. But he did.”
Wagaman said he’s enjoyed tasting some personal success early, even though he hadn’t experienced a victory until Tuesday.
“It’s been really cool to be able to get the first few hits out of the way, get a couple home runs,” said Wagaman, who hit his first major league homer in Monday’s loss. “I feel like it’s especially cool to be a part of a win. It’s been a couple days so that I feel like that’s kind of the coolest part.”
Gustavo Campero also had two hits. Campero, 26, had kicked around the New York Yankees’ and Angels’ farm systems for seven years before finally getting his first taste of the big leagues this week.
Niko Kavadas singled to help produce the run in the fourth, and also drew a walk. Kavadas, 25, was one of the players the Angels received from the Boston Red Sox in the Luis Garcia trade. After a slow start, he’s hit .333 with a .929 OPS in his last seven games.
Nolan Schanuel, who is still a rookie even though he made his big league debut last August, walked and scored in the fourth and doubled to drive in a run in the fifth.
The four rookies created four runs, which was more than enough on a night when Griffin Canning – a wily 28-year-old veteran – had one of his best outings of the season.
Canning worked six scoreless innings, allowing just three singles. The White Sox only had a runner in scoring position in one inning, and Canning escaped that jam with a double play.
“I have this chart next to me that says how you attack a guy early, how you attack a guy late, and he and (catcher Logan) O’Hoppe executed. And when you execute what you’re supposed to do, you get those type of results. In other outings, he wasn’t executing all the time, but tonight, he executed. He really did.”
It’s now been three good outings for Canning in his last five games. He also worked six scoreless innings – after an opener – on Aug. 22 at Toronto, and he gave up one run in 6⅔ innings against the Dodgers on Sept. 4.
The victory helped the Angels avoid the ignominy of losing consecutive games to a White Sox team that has now lost 116 games, steaming toward the major league record of 120.
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