Angels looking for Luis Rengifo to escape season-long slump

LOS ANGELES — More than a quarter of the way into the season, the Angels are still waiting for Luis Rengifo.

Rengifo was one of the Angels’ more productive players last season, but he’s been so disappointing so far this season that he’s been relegated to a part-time role recently.

He was not in the starting lineup in three of the previous four games. On Wednesday night, manager Ron Washington declined to even use him as a pinch-hitter in what seemed like a good spot, when the Padres...