Forget that five-game Angels' win streak.

The guys from Anaheim with the best record in MLB (60-39) were back playing a team with a losing record Monday and fell back to .500 (21-21) against ball clubs under .500 after getting bashed 5-2 by the longball-hitting Tribe, the AL Central's fifth-place team.

Ervin Santana dropped to 11-4 when the All-Star Angel got behind on a couple of hitters and grooved two pitches over the plate and saw them disappear over the fence despite striking out eight and walking none.

Angels hitters had little luck, especially with men on base, and got almost nothing done against former teammate Paul Byrd, who improved his record to 4-10 as he flipped the ball inside and out, moved it up and down, "invented pitches,'' Torii Hunter said, "and pitched backwards'' said Angels Manager Mike Scioscia.

No matter for the Angels. They still own the longest division lead in MLB. And after two more games against the Indians, they're on the road against winning teams like the Red Sox and yankees and an Orioles team that could be over .500 by then.

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