Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
· Major League Baseball
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Red Sox ride homers by Duran and Contreras plus stout relief work to 7-5 win over Angels
Boston’s eighth victory in 10 games completed a three-game sweep of the Angels, who have lost six straight and 12 of 19 since June 14.
Suarez, named to the American League All-Star team Saturday, exited with two outs in the third because of left adductor tightness, an injury he sustained when he jumped for Jo Adell’s chopper over the mound.
The left-hander was followed by Greg Weissert (1-2), Tyron Guerrero and Garrett Whitlock, who combined for 4 1/3 hitless innings. Justin Slaten gave up a run in the eighth, and Aroldis Chapman allowed a solo homer to Zach Neto in the ninth before earning his 18th save.
The Angels scored twice in the first on Jorge Soler’s grounder and Adell’s RBI single. Boston tied it 2-all in the second on Duran’s 13th homer, a two-run shot to right-center off starter Ryan Johnson (1-4).
Neto’s RBI double gave the Angels a 3-2 lead in the bottom half, but the Red Sox took advantage of Neto’s major league-leading 14th error to score three unearned runs in the third.
Tsung-Che Cheng led off with a bunt single. Anthony Seigler and Ceddanne Rafaela flied out, and Wilyer Abreu hit a routine grounder to shortstop that should have ended the inning.
Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.
The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage.
The Angels scored in the eighth on Donovan Walton’s double and Adell’s RBI single.
Angels: RHP Jose Soriano opposes Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom (7-5, 3.48 ERA) on Tuesday night in Texas.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Guzman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Neto homered to left center (396 feet). |
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9th Inning | Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | O'Hoppe grounded out to third. Los Angeles Angels challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Chapman relieved Slaten |
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9th Inning | Yoshida lined out to center. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 LAA |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 13 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 37 | At Bats | 37 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 177 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.7 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
| .270 | Batting Average | .243 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .432 | Slugging Percentage | .378 |
| .297 | Secondary Average | .189 |
| .317 | On Base Percentage | .263 |
| .750 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .642 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.4 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.7 |
| 46.0 | Batter Rating | 37.0 |
| 18.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 37.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.32 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.63 |
| .162 | Isolated Power | .135 |
| 0.27 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.08 |
| .073 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .026 |
| .027 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.054 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 91.0 | MLB Rating | 82.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 35,992 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 55 | 37 | .598 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 52 | 42 | .553 | 4 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 45 | 49 | .479 | 11 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 44 | 48 | .478 | 11 | W7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 44 | 51 | .463 | 12.5 | W2 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 48 | 46 | .511 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 47 | 48 | .495 | 1.5 | L4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 46 | 50 | .479 | 3 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 41 | 53 | .436 | 7 | L7 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 38 | 57 | .400 | 10.5 | W1 |