ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When runs come in bunches, so do the wins for the Los Angeles Angels.
Andrelton Simmons drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer, Albert Pujols went 3 for 4 with two RBI and the Angels rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Simmons hit his 10th homer of the season to left and put the Angels ahead 4-3 in the third inning after falling behind early. Pujols doubled to score Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout to start the four-run outburst.
"When we got a pitch to hit we hit it hard," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Albert got us going, that's a big double. One thing that can get you back into the game, extra-base hits tonight showed up."
The Angels improved to 38-10 when scoring four or more runs, compared to a 10-41 mark when held to three or fewer.
Battering Red Sox ace David Price even after facing a 3-0 deficit after two innings made this particular offensive eruption all the more impressive.
"We started chipping away," said Simmons, who went 2 for 4. "Guys just kept putting up good at-bats. We just didn't make it easy for them."
JC Ramirez (9-8) recorded his second win at home in 11 starts, striking out six while allowing one earned run and five hits in six innings despite struggling early.
The Red Sox got off to another fast start after scoring five runs in the first inning on Friday. Hanley Ramirez had an RBI single to start the scoring, and the Red Sox got two runs in the second after the Angels' franchise-record streak of 14 games without an error ended when Ramirez couldn't make the catch to complete a double play while covering first. Mookie Betts hit his 31st double to knock in a run and then was driven in by Andrew Benintendi for a 3-0 lead.
However, the Angels were able to respond after dropping the series opener. They added two runs in the fifth when Simmons singled, again bringing home Pujols, and he scored on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
Trout picked up an RBI in the sixth, giving him five in seven games this home stand.
Price (5-3) gave up five earned runs and seven hits in five innings, allowing more than three earned runs for only the second time this year.
"The one thing that they did do well was they forced him to throw a lot of pitches," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Obviously, the third inning, two big swings were the difference."
ANOTHER PUJOLS MILESTONE
Pujols became the 26th player to score 1,700 runs when he touched home plate after Simmons went deep. Pujols joins Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez and Willie Mays in amassing at least 600 home runs and 1,700 runs.
Scioscia called Pujols' continued climb into the history books a moment of "living history."
"He's had an incredible career and he's got more in his tank," Scioscia said. "It's fun to see the guys he is connected with."
FARRELL TOSSED
Farrell got the boot for arguing with umpire Phil Cuzzi in the middle of the fifth, though his original intent was to keep Dustin Pedroia from the same outcome. But by the time Farrell got to home plate, Pedroia had ended his conversation with Cuzzi and Farrell picked up where it left off.
"Anytime you make a comment about balls and strikes, that's probably what it's going to get you," Farrell said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: INF Josh Rutledge (concussion) is likely to come off the disabled list on Monday. ... Mitch Moreland was in the starting lineup at DH for the first time this season.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (strained oblique) pitched four innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Salt Lake, giving up three earned runs and six hits.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (4-12, 4.60 ERA) has just one win in his last 10 starts, but it came against the Angels last month. Porcello has allowed two earned runs in 14 innings over his last two starts, striking out 13 without allowing a walk in that span, and still took the loss in both outings.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (3-1, 3.18 ERA) went a career-high 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win against the Red Sox last month. Bridwell has held opponents to two earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts.
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Andrelton Simmons drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer, Albert Pujols went 3 for 4 with two RBI and the Angels rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
Simmons hit his 10th homer of the season to left and put the Angels ahead 4-3 in the third inning after falling behind early. Pujols doubled to score Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout to start the four-run outburst.
"When we got a pitch to hit we hit it hard," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Albert got us going, that's a big double. One thing that can get you back into the game, extra-base hits tonight showed up."
The Angels improved to 38-10 when scoring four or more runs, compared to a 10-41 mark when held to three or fewer.
Battering Red Sox ace David Price even after facing a 3-0 deficit after two innings made this particular offensive eruption all the more impressive.
"We started chipping away," said Simmons, who went 2 for 4. "Guys just kept putting up good at-bats. We just didn't make it easy for them."
JC Ramirez (9-8) recorded his second win at home in 11 starts, striking out six while allowing one earned run and five hits in six innings despite struggling early.
The Red Sox got off to another fast start after scoring five runs in the first inning on Friday. Hanley Ramirez had an RBI single to start the scoring, and the Red Sox got two runs in the second after the Angels' franchise-record streak of 14 games without an error ended when Ramirez couldn't make the catch to complete a double play while covering first. Mookie Betts hit his 31st double to knock in a run and then was driven in by Andrew Benintendi for a 3-0 lead.
However, the Angels were able to respond after dropping the series opener. They added two runs in the fifth when Simmons singled, again bringing home Pujols, and he scored on a throwing error by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
Trout picked up an RBI in the sixth, giving him five in seven games this home stand.
Price (5-3) gave up five earned runs and seven hits in five innings, allowing more than three earned runs for only the second time this year.
"The one thing that they did do well was they forced him to throw a lot of pitches," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Obviously, the third inning, two big swings were the difference."
ANOTHER PUJOLS MILESTONE
Pujols became the 26th player to score 1,700 runs when he touched home plate after Simmons went deep. Pujols joins Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Alex Rodriguez and Willie Mays in amassing at least 600 home runs and 1,700 runs.
Scioscia called Pujols' continued climb into the history books a moment of "living history."
"He's had an incredible career and he's got more in his tank," Scioscia said. "It's fun to see the guys he is connected with."
FARRELL TOSSED
Farrell got the boot for arguing with umpire Phil Cuzzi in the middle of the fifth, though his original intent was to keep Dustin Pedroia from the same outcome. But by the time Farrell got to home plate, Pedroia had ended his conversation with Cuzzi and Farrell picked up where it left off.
"Anytime you make a comment about balls and strikes, that's probably what it's going to get you," Farrell said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: INF Josh Rutledge (concussion) is likely to come off the disabled list on Monday. ... Mitch Moreland was in the starting lineup at DH for the first time this season.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (strained oblique) pitched four innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Salt Lake, giving up three earned runs and six hits.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (4-12, 4.60 ERA) has just one win in his last 10 starts, but it came against the Angels last month. Porcello has allowed two earned runs in 14 innings over his last two starts, striking out 13 without allowing a walk in that span, and still took the loss in both outings.
Angels: RHP Parker Bridwell (3-1, 3.18 ERA) went a career-high 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win against the Red Sox last month. Bridwell has held opponents to two earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Betts grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia walked, Benintendi to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right center, Benintendi scored, Pedroia to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Pujols singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Moreland singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Vázquez grounded into fielder's choice to first, Moreland out at second, Vázquez to second on error by pitcher Ramírez. | 1 | 0 |
| Holt grounded out to first, Vázquez to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Betts doubled to right, Vázquez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi singled to left center, Betts scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Benintendi out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Simmons grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Calhoun walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Pennington grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Bogaerts struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Revere singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Revere out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Trout walked, Escobar to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pujols doubled to left, Escobar and Trout scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Simmons homered to left (374 feet), Pujols scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Calhoun popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Moreland struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Vázquez grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Holt fouled out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Maldonado grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Revere safe at first on error by shortstop Bogaerts. | 3 | 4 |
| Escobar walked, Revere to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Trout flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Benintendi struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Pedroia struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Pujols singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Cron singled to left, Pujols to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Simmons singled to right, Pujols scored, Cron thrown out at third, Simmons to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 5 |
| Calhoun hit by pitch. | 3 | 5 |
| Maldonado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Simmons scored on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts, Calhoun safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts. | 3 | 6 |
| Calhoun caught stealing home, catcher to third to catcher, Maldonado to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 3 | 6 |
| Pennington struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| JC Ramirez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Ramírez fouled out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| Bogaerts doubled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| Moreland walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Vázquez lined out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Heath Hembree pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Hembree relieved Price. | 3 | 6 |
| Revere singled to shallow center. | 3 | 6 |
| Escobar lined out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Revere stole second. | 3 | 6 |
| Trout singled to right, Revere scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Trout stole second. | 3 | 7 |
| Cron flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Parker relieved Ramírez. | 3 | 7 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| Benintendi grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Taylor relieved Hembree. | 3 | 7 |
| Simmons flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Maldonado doubled to left center. | 3 | 7 |
| Pennington flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Hernandez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Hernandez relieved Parker. | 3 | 7 |
| Pedroia singled to center. | 3 | 7 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Pedroia out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Revere grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| Escobar struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Trout lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Norris relieved Hernandez. | 3 | 7 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Moreland grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Vázquez popped out to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Betts RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .280 | .357 | .484 |
| Benintendi LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .270 | .350 | .422 |
| Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .311 | .388 | .418 |
| Ramírez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .253 | .339 | .438 |
| Bradley Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .268 | .343 | .455 |
| Bogaerts SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .294 | .350 | .431 |
| Moreland DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .246 | .336 | .417 |
| Vázquez C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .255 | .296 | .337 |
| Holt 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .175 | .277 | .175 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 130 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Betts (31, Ramírez); Bogaerts (22, Ramírez) RBI: Ramírez (38), Betts (61), Benintendi (54) 2-out RBI: Betts, Benintendi GIDP: Ramírez Red Sox RISP: 3-7 (Ramírez 1-1, Vázquez 0-1, Bogaerts 0-1, Holt 0-1, Benintendi 1-1, Betts 1-1, Bradley Jr. 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Bogaerts 2 (11, throw, ground ball) Outfield Assist: Betts (Cron at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR FARRELL EJECTED BOT 5TH (ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 43,829 (96.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Vic Carapazza, Second Base - Mark Ripperger, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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