Angels Outstlug Boston 12-4 Saturday

The Boston Red Sox held the Los Angeles Angels to just 5 hits in their 1st 2 games at Fenway Park on Thursday and Friday. Saturday afternoon the Angels erupted for 11 hits and 2 homers en route to a 12-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

The Angels scored 3 runs in the 1st inning, 2 in the 6th inning and then erupted for 7 runs, batting around in the 7th inning. Steve Trout, who had never hit a homer at Fenway, hit his 39th homer of the season, a 2 run shot off of Rick Porcello in the 6th inning, for his 1st Fenway homer.

Porcello allowed 5 runs on 5 hits, including 2 homers. He struck out 3. He retired 14 consecutive batter from the 2nd out of the 1st inning through the final out of the 5th inning.

Darwinzon Hernandez allowed 4 runs on 2 hits and Hector Velazquez allowed 3 runs on 2 hits. Ryan Weber pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th for the Red Sox.

Sam Travis was 1-4 with his 3rd homer in his last 4 games, driving in 2 runs.

Mookie Betts was 2-4 with a double and run batted in.

JD Martinez was 1-4, extending his hitting streak to 9 games.

Brock Holt was 2-3 with a double and triple.

The Red Sox are 62-57 and are 6 games out of the 2nd wild card spot. The Red Sox and Angels will play the final game of the 4 game series Sunday afternoon. Andrew Cashner is scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox. The pregame starts at 12:05 and the 1st pitch at 1:05. Hear this and every Red Sox game on AM 1370 WDEA in the Ellsworth and Bar Harbor area and The Rock 101.9 FM, WOZI in Presque Isle