Category: Boston Red Sox

Ohtani, Trout Homer in Angels’ 7–3 Win, Completing Sweep of Slumping Red Sox

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7–3 victory Wednesday night, May 24. “It’s pretty cool when we go deep twice,” Trout said. “Good things happen. ……


Trout, Moniak and Thaiss Homer to Help Angels Beat Red Sox 4–0

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Mike Trout had a two-run shot, Mickey Moniak homered for the second straight game, Griffin Canning pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 4–0 on Tuesday night, May 23. Matt Thaiss also went deep for the Angels, who have won three straight and four of…


Moniak’s Homer in 8th Inning Propels Angels to 2–1 Victory Over Red Sox

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Mickey Moniak homered in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels won for the fourth time in five games, beating the Boston Red Sox 2–1 on Monday night, May 21. Moniak drove a changeup from Kutter Crawford (1–2) over the wall in the right field to lead off the eighth. Moniak, the top…


Angels Avert 4-game Sweep With 5–4 Victory Over Red Sox

BOSTON—Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run, first-inning homer and Los Angeles held off the Boston Red Sox 5–4 on Monday, April 17, in the annual Patriots’ Day game that had Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s pitching start shortened by a long rain delay. Renfroe drove in four runs, helping the Angels avoid a four-game series sweep….


Red Sox Rally as Yankees Lose for Eighth Time in Nine Games

Tommy Pham had a walk-off single in the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3–2 win against the visiting New York Yankees in the opener of their three-game series on Friday night. J.D. Martinez had three hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five. Red…


Red Sox Broadcaster Dennis Eckersley Retiring at Season’s End

Boston Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley announced Monday that this will be his final season in the NESN booth. It ends a 50-year run in Major League Baseball for the Hall of Fame pitcher, who was drafted by Cleveland in 1972. Eckersley, 67, has been providing colorful and at times outspoken analysis on Red Sox…


Red Sox LHP Chris Sale Leaves in 1st With Broken Finger vs. Yankees

Boston Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale was hit on his throwing hand by a line drive in the first inning and exited Sunday’s start against the host New York Yankees with what was later termed a broken pinky finger. Per the Red Sox, Sale’s official injury is a “left fifth finger fracture” but the team…


Angels Lose 14th Consecutive With Another Shutout to Boston 1–0

The Los Angeles Angels (27–31) woes continue as they add to a franchise-high 14-game losing streak following a second shutout 1–0 in two of the last three games by the Boston Red Sox (30–27) on Wednesday—compounding to Tuesday’s firing of manager Joe Maddon and Mike Trout’s injury. Poor offensive performances continue with six back-ups to…


Angels’ Ohtani Makes History Alongside Babe Ruth

Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut at historic Fenway Park for the Los Angeles Angels (17–10) against the Boston Red Sox (10–16) on May 5, resulting in a 8–0 victory, with 11 strike-outs in seven shutout innings. The reigning AL MVP, Ohtani became the first pitcher to bat in one of the top four spots…