Orioles Rain on Davis’ All-Star Parade, 10-3 : Angels: Designated hitter is in no mood to celebrate the honor as Baltimore extends Anderson’s slump.

It should have been Chili Davis’ moment to celebrate his scintillating first half, climaxed Sunday by his selection to the All-Star game.

He had every reason to savor it. There were those who didn’t dream he still would be playing in the major leagues, much less be selected to his third All-Star game--his first since 1988.

But there he stood Sunday after the Angels’ 10-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, chastising anyone who dared suggest that he should be happy.

“I’m flattered because I wanted to be chosen,” said Davis, the Angels’ designated hitter, “but I wish our record were better so a few more guys could be considered. We just can’t seem to get it going.”

Davis is batting .330 with 15 homers and 56 runs batted in. He hit a homer Sunday and his average is 63 points higher than his career mark. Already, he has more homers than he produced in five seasons.

“If we didn’t have him,” shortstop Gary DiSarcina said, “can you imagine how bad we’d be? I mean, we’re bad enough as it is. I’d hate to see what our record would look like if he wasn’t having an All-Star year.”

The Angels (34-48), losing for the 22nd time in 33 games, once again have the second-worst record in all of baseball, barely ahead of the San Diego Padres.

Angel Manager Marcel Lachemann used every reliever but Joe Grahe in the game to stop the Orioles’ assault, but it was of no use. Every reliever but Mike Butcher yielded at least one hit, and Craig Lefferts might have lost his job after giving up two more homers.

“I don’t know what it is,” Butcher said, “but we just keep finding ways to lose. No one’s panicking, but no one can believe it either.

“To have a record like the Padres, now that’s tough to swallow.”

The Angels’ latest concern is rookie starter Brian Anderson, who suddenly is looking very much like a 21-year-old kid who was in college a year ago. Anderson (5-4, 6.10 earned-run average) gave up seven hits and five runs, four earned, in only two innings, including a third-inning grand slam by Cal Ripken Jr. that sealed the Angels’ fate.

Since opening the season with a 3-0 record and 2.61 ERA, Anderson is 2-5 with a 10.24 ERA in his last seven starts, yielding 50 hits and six homers in 29 innings.

“It concerns me, and I’m sure it concerns other people, too,” Anderson said. “It’s just a matter of executing.

“I’m just not pitching inside like I used to. I used to break two or three bats a game. Now, I don’t remember when I last broke a bat.

“I’m just getting sick of that experience thing. When am I going to start learning?”

Anderson’s problems began in the third inning after a rain delay of 1 hour 49 minutes. Tim Hulett and Brady Anderson opened with singles, and Anderson then walked Chris Sabo on four pitches. He fell behind 3-and-0 to Rafael Palmeiro before yielding a bases-loaded, run-scoring single.

That brought up Ripken, who was voted to his 12th All-Star game and will make his 11th consecutive start.

Anderson got ahead with a 1-2 count, but before he knew it, Ripken worked the count to 3-and-2. Anderson then reared back and fired a fastball on the outside part of the plate. Ripken sent it into the right-center field seats for the third grand slam of his career and his first since 1989.

The rout was under way.

“I think we’ve learned that Chili can’t carry the team,” DiSarcina said. “We have to play well in all different aspects, not just offense, and that’s just not happening.

“We’ve got to do something here to turn this around.”