Red Sox 8, Angels 1

 

Two wins in a row as the Red Sox clinch a road series win. Contreras and Gonzalez both homered for a combined five runs, and Abreu and Rafaela both doubled for three more. Duran stole second base twice in the game, but got stranded both times. Still, nice effort. Sonny Gray pitched six innings with seven K's and the only run of the game, and the bullpen shut out the A's over the last three innings.

The Sox make winning look so easy when they play baseball well.  

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay finally figured out a way to lose a game last night, so the Sox move up one game in the standings. They're still in last place in the AL East and a dismal 13½ back, but at least they moved up one.

Ranger Suarez (4-3, 2.94) pitches tonight in the series finale. In 8½ years on the mound, Suarez has only started one game against the Angels, a July 20, 2025 game in Philly where he gave up six earned runs in a 8-2 L.A. win. One could assume that he'd like to avenge that loss. Ryan Johnson (1-3, 7.40) will face the Sox tonight for the first time in his two-year career when he starts for the Angels.

Let's sweep those Angels so we have some positive momentum when we travel to Chicago to next play the Pale Hose.