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JD Martinez hit two home runs, Mookie Betts slammed a moonshot, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 16-4. The Red Sox are desperately trying to crawl closer in the wild card race, and they currently sit 5 games back of the second spot, Behind Oakland and Tampa Bay. They tagged the Angels for 14 hits and have won 3 of 4 games.
The Angels jumped ahead with an Albert Pujols three run bomb in the first inning to make it 3-0. In the bottom of the first, Martinez got the Sox on the board with an RBI double to score Betts. In the 4th, Martinez tied it up with a 2 run shot to right field. Betts gave Boston the lead by slamming a pitch deep off a sign on the green monster to make it 5-3 in the 5th. In the 6th, San Travis drew a bases loaded walk, two runs scored on a fielding error, and Rafael Devers roped a two run single to right to make it 10-3. In the 7th, Martinez launched his 2nd homer of the game to right field, and Mitch Moreland smoked an RBI double to make it 12-4. In the 8th, Devers hit a solo shot to right, Christian Vazquez singled a run in, and Moreland hit a long two run shot to make it 16-4. The Angels got the 4th run in the 7th, when Brian Goodwin drew a bases loaded walk.
Marcus Walden picked up the win for the Red Sox, pitching 2 1/3 innings in relief of starter Brian Johnson, who went 2 2/3 innings. Jamie Barria lost his third straight start for the Angels.He gave up 5 runs on 6 hits over 5 innings of work. Nathan Eovaldi, Hector Velazquez, and Josh Taylor finished the game after Walden left. Adalberto Mejia had a terrible appearance for the Angels when he came on in the 6th inning. He inherited a bases loaded mess and didn't record a single out.
The Angels look to take the third game of the series on Saturday by sending Andrew Heaney to the mound. Heaney will make his first start since July 16 due to left shoulder inflammation. The Red Sox go for the series win by trotting Rick Porcello to the mound, who has won 5 of his last 6 starts.
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