Boston 9, LA Angels 6
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
Gabe Morales, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
Jerry Meals, 3B -
Chris Segal
Attendance:
37521
By Field Level Media
Rafael Devers knocked a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh inning and finished 3-for-4 to lead the Boston Red Sox past the visiting Los Angeles Angels 9-6 in the second of a three-game series on Wednesday night.
J.D. Martinez added a three-run blast for his major league-leading 25th homer, Sandy Leon hit a two-run blast and had three RBIs and Eduardo Nunez added a solo shot as Boston won for the fifth time in six games.
Martin Maldonado slugged a three-run homer and Ian Kinsler had a solo shot, but the Angels couldn't avoid their season-high-tying fifth straight loss.
Los Angeles lost 9-1 in Tuesday's opener and has been outscored 45-10 in five games against Boston this season.
Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes (2-2) tossed a scoreless inning with three strikeouts for the win. Angels reliever Jose Alvarez (3-3) was the loser after giving up two runs in an inning.
Boston starter Rick Porcello allowed four runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Angels starter Andrew Heaney lasted only 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
Martinez, Leon and Nunez took Heaney deep in Boston's six-run second inning. Martinez's homer set a franchise record for the most by a Red Sox player before the end of June.
Kinsler put a dent in the lead with his fifth-inning homer and Maldonado effectively ended Porcello's night with his homer in the sixth.
Los Angeles tied the game at 6 on Andrelton Simmons' RBI double in the visiting seventh.
One batter after Devers' go-ahead two-bagger, Leon singled to left to give Boston a two-run cushion.
Boston turned to closer Craig Kimbrel with two on and two outs in the eighth. Kimbrel walked Angels slugger Albert Pujols, but struck out Luis Valbuena on a full-count fastball to escape the jam.
Martinez scored from third on a wild pitch with two outs in the eighth to make it a three-run game. On the play, L.A. reliever Jake Jewell severely injured his right ankle covering home and had to be stretchered off the field.
Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth to cap a four-out save, his 23rd.
Angels righty Jaime Barria (5-3, 3.40 ERA) opposes Red Sox lefty Brian Johnson (1-2, 4.50) in Thursday's finale.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
LA Angels
|
11 |
2 |
19 |
.275 |
18 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Boston
|
12 |
3 |
23 |
.333 |
18 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
2 |