ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and 5 Boston pitchers combined to springiness up 2 runs implicit 6 1/3 innings successful alleviation of injured starter Ranger Suarez to pb the Red Sox to a 7-5 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Angels connected Sunday night.
Boston's eighth triumph successful 10 games completed a three-game expanse of the Angels, who person mislaid six consecutive and 12 of 19 since June 14.
Suarez, named to the American League All-Star squad Saturday, exited with 2 outs successful the 3rd due to the fact that of near adductor tightness, an wounded helium sustained erstwhile helium jumped for Jo Adell's chopper implicit 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 tally successful the eighth, and Aroldis Chapman allowed a solo homer to Zach Neto successful the ninth earlier earning his 18th save.
The Angels scored doubly successful the archetypal connected Jorge Soler's grounder and Adell's RBI single. Boston tied it 2-all successful the 2nd connected Duran's 13th homer, a two-run changeable to right-center disconnected starter Ryan Johnson (1-4).
Neto's RBI treble gave the Angels a 3-2 pb successful the bottommost half, but the Red Sox took vantage of Neto's large league-leading 14th mistake to people 3 unearned runs successful the third.
Tsung-Che Cheng led disconnected with a bunt single. Anthony Seigler and Ceddanne Rafaela flied out, and Wilyer Abreu deed a regular grounder to shortstop that should person ended the inning.
Neto bobbled the shot for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson's adjacent transportation for his 20th homer, a 446-foot changeable to left-center that near his bat astatine 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.
The Red Sox tacked connected 2 security runs successful the seventh connected Abreu's sacrifice alert and Masataka Yoshida's RBI azygous for a 7-3 advantage.
The Angels scored successful the eighth connected Donovan Walton's treble and Adell's RBI single.
Up next
Red Sox: LHP Payton Tolle (4-6, 3.39 ERA) faces White Sox LHP Noah Schultz (2-5, 5.86) connected Tuesday nighttime successful Chicago.
Angels: RHP Jose Soriano opposes Rangers RHP Jacob deGrom (7-5, 3.48 ERA) connected Tuesday nighttime successful Texas.
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