A look at what’s happening around baseball today:
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UNLUCKY 13
Free falling toward a dreadful bit of team history, the Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday and appointed third base coach Phil Nevin to the role on an interim basis.
Los Angeles still lost its 13th straight game Tuesday night against Boston, matching a franchise record. The slide comes weeks after the club had one of the best records in the American League and amid an unprecedented slump for star Mike Trout.
Trout left Tuesday’s game with left groin tightness, and the Angels went on to lose 6-5 in 10 innings.
The 68-year-old Maddon went 130-148 with the Angels, who hired him before the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season for his self-described dream job. Maddon spent three decades of his career as a player and coach for the Angels before going on to an impressive managerial career that has included three Manager of the Year awards.
Reid Detmers (2-2, 4.20 ERA), who threw a no-hitter May 10 against Tampa Bay, is set to start against Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi (3-2, 3.41).
CLOSE CALL
The Mets are tenatively feeling fortuante after slugger Pete Alonso got negative X-rays after being hit in the right hand by a pitch.
Alonso was hit by a 96 mph sinker from San Diego starter Yu Darvish early in a 7-0 loss Tuesday night, and Alonso fell awkardly after getting drilled. While X-rays came back negative, New York still planned to send Alonso for additional testing.
The 2019 NL Rookie of the Year is tied for the NL lead with 16 homers and tops the majors with 54 RBIs.
New York is also awaiting word on the status of outfielder Starling Marte, who left Tuesday with left quad tightness. Marte was sent for an MRI.
CORREA CLOSE
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