ANAHEIM, Calif. — — Swapping out their supervisor did not change the Los Angeles Angels’ fortunes Tuesday evening.
The Halos matched a franchise file with their thirteenth straight defeat hours after firing supervisor Joe Maddon, falling 6-5 to the streaking Boston Crimson Sox on Christian Vázquez’s go-ahead single within the tenth inning.
Interim boss Phil Nevin misplaced his managerial debut and Angels star Mike Trout exited with left groin tightness as Los Angeles tied the franchise mark for its longest skid set from 1988-89. The Angels dropped the ultimate 12 video games on the 1988 schedule — their worst stretch in a single season earlier than this one — after which their 1989 opener.
“I am not anxious about morale in any respect,” Nevin stated. “You noticed the hassle from everybody. We had good at-bats. I assumed there was numerous nice issues. It was only a recreation the place we ended up on the improper aspect.”
Boston gained its sixth straight with a 15-hit effort, together with two from Vázquez. Bobby Dalbec had two RBI.
Trout homered within the first inning and gingerly ran out a double within the third earlier than leaving with the groin concern. He stated he felt a bit sore however isn’t overly alarmed. There was no scan or MRI performed after Trout left the sport.
“Popping out of the field, I didn’t really feel it after which I felt like a bit cramp. Then I received to second base and a bit achy and tried to be good about it. I’ll see how I really feel tomorrow,” Trout stated. “At the very least it isn’t nothing loopy.”
With Trevor Story as the automated runner within the tenth, Vázquez had a one-out base hit by way of the opening at second base off Jaime Barria (1-1) to drive within the go-ahead run.
“That was an enormous gap at second base,” Vázquez stated “I like these clutch conditions. Someone must do it so why not me?”
Jo Adell had an RBI double and scored a tiebreaking run, however Los Angeles blew a lead within the seventh inning or later for the sixth time throughout this skid.
After Dalbec’s RBI single lower Boston’s deficit to 5-4 within the sixth, Rafael Devers scored the tying run within the seventh when a grounder up the center by Story deflected off pitcher Ryan Tepera’s glove.
Tanner Houck (4-3) received the win and Matt Strahm retired the aspect within the backside of the tenth for his second save.
Strahm retired Kurt Suzuki to finish the sport on a grounder to shortstop Enrique Hernandez, who started in middle discipline and slid to brief after Xander Bogaerts was lifted for a pinch-hitter within the ninth resulting from left shoulder tightness.
Boston’s bullpen allowed just one run on two hits and struck out 9 in six innings.
“The bullpen did a tremendous job. We went to them fast,” supervisor Alex Cora stated. “It was a bizarre recreation as a result of we put stress on them the entire recreation and we had been sort of arising empty. Christian had an important at-bat in the long run.”
Nevin, who performed 12 main league seasons for six groups, together with the Angels in 1998, returned to the franchise this season as third-base coach after 4 seasons in the identical capability with the New York Yankees.
Angels GM Perry Minasian stated Nevin would be the supervisor for the remainder of the season. That is the primary time Nevin has managed within the majors. He has seven years of managerial expertise within the minors.
Shohei Ohtani received aboard within the first with a double off the wall in left-center. Trout — who got here into the sport with one hit in his final 29 at-bats — then drove Garrett Whitlock’s sinker over the wall in middle discipline for his 14th house run of the season and a 2-0 benefit.
Boston took the lead with three runs within the second. The Crimson Sox had 4 hits and a stroll within the body, together with RBI base hits from Dalbec and Enrique Hernandez.
The Angels tied it within the house half of the body when Juan Lagares scored after first baseman Dalbec booted a sluggish floor ball hit by Andrew Velazquez. Los Angeles grabbed a 4-3 benefit within the third on Max Stassi’s RBI ground-rule double down the right-field line and prolonged it within the fifth when Adell drove in Luis Rengifo with a double.
Each groups had runners in scoring place within the ninth inning, however had been unable to attain.
FOR STARTERS
Whitlock went 4 innings and allowed 4 runs on six hits with 5 strikeouts. It was the primary time in seven video games a Boston starter has given up two or extra runs.
José Suarez made his first begin since April 30 and went a season-high 5 innings. The lefty allowed three runs and 7 hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Crimson Sox: Chris Sale (proper rib stress fracture) didn’t throw his scheduled bullpen resulting from a abdomen bug. The lefty was initially slated to throw to hitters on Friday earlier than the sickness.
Angels: RHP Chase Silseth, who went 1-2 in 4 begins, was optioned to Double-A Rocket Metropolis to make means for Suarez.
UP NEXT
Crimson Sox: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (3-2, 3.41 ERA) is 2-2 with a 5.02 ERA in 10 profession video games towards the Angels.
Angels: LHP Reid Detmers (2-2, 4.20 ERA) has allowed 4 house runs and has a 0-1 file in three begins since throwing a no-hitter on Could 10 towards Tampa Bay.
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