Maybe after Trout when down the team just quit on Ausmus.
They quit before then. They looked like a completely different after the Skaggs incident.
And Trout, I think is...well..declining as a player. Too many times he’ll come to the plate and it’s like Mighty Casey. Though Ausmus may share some blame for that by trying to get the Angels into the winners circle with an emphasis on home run scoring rather than baseball fundamentals.