MILWAUKEE — What seemed likely, then inevitable, finally became official Tuesday night in Milwaukee: for the 10th consecutive season, the Angels will finish with a losing record.

A 9-2 loss to the National League-leading Milwaukee Brewers clinched the dubious distinction and also extended the Angels’ losing streak to five games.

It’s the longest active streak of sub-.500 finishes in MLB and the longest in the franchise’s six-plus decades.

The Angels (69-82) last had a winning season in 2015, when they finished 85-77 and third in the American League West. Their last postseason appearance was the season before, when they won 98 games and were swept by the Kansas City Royals 3-0 in an AL Division Series. It has been 16 seasons since they reached an ALCS and more than two decades since they

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