Tavares Frustrated by Team’s Play

With his club counting the days until the season ends, President Tony Tavares has kept an unwavering eye on the Angels. He said their uninspiring play continues to anger him.

“I’m looking at individual performances by players,” Tavares said. “I’m looking at the game itself. What’s working and what’s not. Who’s clutch on the field and who’s not.

“You hate the term chemistry because it’s a difficult term to zero in on, but you’ve got to think about that more often.

“They [baseball and hockey] are two different sports. In hockey if a player takes a night off, so to speak, he pays the price. He gets checked hard along the boards. If you go from 100% to 50%, you get hurt.

“In this sport, how does a guy overpower a team one night, then give up 10 runs five days later?

“It’s frustrating. It’s a tough adjustment for me to make. I probably have the wrong personality for this. I take the losses too much to heart. I’ve got to make adjustments.”

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Right-hander David Cone, who had an aneurysm removed from his right arm May 10, rejoined the Yankees on Thursday. He is scheduled to start against Oakland on Monday. . . . The Yankees acquired right-hander Ricky Bones from Milwaukee as compensation for the injured Pat Listach, who came with Graeme Lloyd in an Aug. 23 trade. Listach, on the disabled list with a broken right foot, remains with the Yankees. . . . Tim Salmon has a infection in his left ear and was scratched from the starting lineup. Orlando Palmeiro started in right field instead. . . . Interim Manager Joe Maddon on Chuck McElroy, who returned from the disabled list and pitched a scoreless inning of relief Tuesday: “I thought that was the best forkball he’s had all year. I was not expecting him to be that sharp.”