Anaheim, Calif. — Swapping out their manager didn’t change the Los Angeles Angels’ fortunes.
The Halos matched a franchise record with their 13th straight defeat hours late Tuesday after firing manager Joe Maddon, falling 6-5 to the streaking Boston Red Sox on Christian Vázquez’s go-ahead single in the 10th inning.
Interim boss Phil Nevin lost 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 final 12 games on the 1988 schedule – their worst stretch in a single season before this one – and then their 1989 opener.