{"id":778227,"date":"2026-07-04T09:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/778227\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:09:35","slug":"angels-aim-to-break-slide-in-game-against-the-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/778227\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels aim to break slide in game against the Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> (38-48, fifth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels<\/a> (36-53, fifth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray<\/a> (9-1, 2.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Samuel Aldegheri (3-3, 4.85 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Red Sox -169, Angels +138; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels look to break a four-game skid when they take on the Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles has a 21-23 record at home and a 36-53 record overall. The Angels have a 9-15 record in games decided by one run.<\/p>\n

Boston is 38-48 overall and 21-21 in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto<\/a> leads the Angels with 18 home runs while slugging .450. Nolan Schanuel<\/a> is 11 for 39 with a double, a home run and three RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras<\/a> has 18 home runs, 33 walks and 53 RBI while hitting .286 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a> is 13 for 43 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .227 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 13 runs<\/p>\n

Red Sox: 7-3, .255 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Angels: Logan O’Hoppe<\/a>: day-to-day (head), Adam Frazier<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Ben Joyce<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d’Arnaud<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot), Mike Trout<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gustavo Campero<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Sebastian Rivero<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip)<\/p>\n

Red Sox: Kutter Crawford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Connelly Early: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Story<\/a>: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Roman Anthony<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Garrett Crochet<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Sandoval<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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