ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels made their five hits count Sunday.
Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2.
Valbuena hit his ninth shot of the season into short right field to leadoff the inning, rounding out a trio of solo leadoff homers for the Angels.
After failing to win any of their previous seven series, the Angels pulled back within two games of .500 by taking two of three against the Red Sox. The Angels' last series win also came against Boston, taking two of three at Fenway Park last month.
But the underlying issue, getting the offense to consistently deliver and help out a superb defense and lights-out bullpen, is obvious to Angels manager Mike Scioscia.
"We need to get better on the offensive end if we're going to make the push we want to make," Scioscia said. "There is no reason to feel frustrated, there is no reason to feel optimistic. We know what we need to do."
Trout answered Hanley Ramirez's homer to left field in the top of the sixth that gave Boston a 2-1 lead by launching a massive shot to center. It was Trout's third home run in five games and his fifth RBI of the eight-game homestand.
Parker Bridwell (4-1) gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. Bud Norris earned his 15th save while only giving up a single to Ramirez to start the ninth. Xander Bogaerts hit into a double play to end the game.
Rick Porcello (4-13) allowed three runs in eight innings, his 18th consecutive start where he threw at least 6 innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Red Sox manager John Farrell was concerned with how Angel Stadium can play small on a hot day and those fears came to pass on three occasions.
"Still, we're in a 3-2 ballgame with the go-ahead run at the plate and we don't make it click," Farrell said.
Bridwell retired the first 10 batters he faced and 14 of 15 Red Sox before Sandy Leon singled with two outs in the fifth. Simmons made a sliding backhand grab on Brock Holt's ground ball to short but couldn't get the throw off, putting two runners on. Deven Marrero's line-drive single then fell in front of a diving Ben Revere in left and scored Leon to tie the game at 1.
"We've got to get back to what we showed here early in games the last two nights, which is the use of the whole field," Farrell said.
After hitting the game-winner homer Saturday night, Simmons sent his 11th home run to left-center in the fourth to give the Angels a brief 1-0 lead.
Simmons cleanly fielded six straight balls between the second and fourth inning before his homer and started the double play in the ninth, again confirming his credentials as the team's defensive centerpiece.
His surge in power, however, is what is getting noticed, even if it seems like a non-story to Simmons.
"I'm more surprised I didn't hit more the last couple years," Simmons said. "I know what I'm capable."
PEN PRESENCE
The Angels got 12 scoreless innings from their bullpen over the last four games, allowing just two hits in that span while striking out 13.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia got the day off to rest his sore left knee. ... Rafael Devers, a touted 20-year-old 3B prospect, was called up Sunday and will make his major league debut Tuesday.
Angels: Yunel Escobar was slotted at DH to give Albert Pujols two days off going into a six-game road trip. Valbuena replaced Escobar at 3B, while C.J. Cron got the nod at 1B.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.66 ERA) will make his second start since coming off the disabled list because of a right knee injury when the Red Sox open a three-game series at the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Rodriguez went six scoreless innings to pick up the win against the Mariners on May 26.
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez (5-10, 4.88) has gone seven straight starts without recording a win and will try to end that futility when the Angels open a three-game series at the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Chavez has allowed 12 home runs in 10 road starts.
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Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2.
Valbuena hit his ninth shot of the season into short right field to leadoff the inning, rounding out a trio of solo leadoff homers for the Angels.
After failing to win any of their previous seven series, the Angels pulled back within two games of .500 by taking two of three against the Red Sox. The Angels' last series win also came against Boston, taking two of three at Fenway Park last month.
But the underlying issue, getting the offense to consistently deliver and help out a superb defense and lights-out bullpen, is obvious to Angels manager Mike Scioscia.
"We need to get better on the offensive end if we're going to make the push we want to make," Scioscia said. "There is no reason to feel frustrated, there is no reason to feel optimistic. We know what we need to do."
Trout answered Hanley Ramirez's homer to left field in the top of the sixth that gave Boston a 2-1 lead by launching a massive shot to center. It was Trout's third home run in five games and his fifth RBI of the eight-game homestand.
Parker Bridwell (4-1) gave up two runs on five hits in seven innings. Bud Norris earned his 15th save while only giving up a single to Ramirez to start the ninth. Xander Bogaerts hit into a double play to end the game.
Rick Porcello (4-13) allowed three runs in eight innings, his 18th consecutive start where he threw at least 6 innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Red Sox manager John Farrell was concerned with how Angel Stadium can play small on a hot day and those fears came to pass on three occasions.
"Still, we're in a 3-2 ballgame with the go-ahead run at the plate and we don't make it click," Farrell said.
Bridwell retired the first 10 batters he faced and 14 of 15 Red Sox before Sandy Leon singled with two outs in the fifth. Simmons made a sliding backhand grab on Brock Holt's ground ball to short but couldn't get the throw off, putting two runners on. Deven Marrero's line-drive single then fell in front of a diving Ben Revere in left and scored Leon to tie the game at 1.
"We've got to get back to what we showed here early in games the last two nights, which is the use of the whole field," Farrell said.
After hitting the game-winner homer Saturday night, Simmons sent his 11th home run to left-center in the fourth to give the Angels a brief 1-0 lead.
Simmons cleanly fielded six straight balls between the second and fourth inning before his homer and started the double play in the ninth, again confirming his credentials as the team's defensive centerpiece.
His surge in power, however, is what is getting noticed, even if it seems like a non-story to Simmons.
"I'm more surprised I didn't hit more the last couple years," Simmons said. "I know what I'm capable."
PEN PRESENCE
The Angels got 12 scoreless innings from their bullpen over the last four games, allowing just two hits in that span while striking out 13.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia got the day off to rest his sore left knee. ... Rafael Devers, a touted 20-year-old 3B prospect, was called up Sunday and will make his major league debut Tuesday.
Angels: Yunel Escobar was slotted at DH to give Albert Pujols two days off going into a six-game road trip. Valbuena replaced Escobar at 3B, while C.J. Cron got the nod at 1B.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.66 ERA) will make his second start since coming off the disabled list because of a right knee injury when the Red Sox open a three-game series at the Seattle Mariners on Monday. Rodriguez went six scoreless innings to pick up the win against the Mariners on May 26.
Angels: RHP Jesse Chavez (5-10, 4.88) has gone seven straight starts without recording a win and will try to end that futility when the Angels open a three-game series at the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Chavez has allowed 12 home runs in 10 road starts.
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3:37PM,EDT,July 23,2017
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Betts fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Ramírez lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Moreland flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Valbuena lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Revere grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| León popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Marrero grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, -1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Maldonado hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Simmons homered to center (402 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Cron walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Revere lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| León singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Holt reached on infield single to shortstop, León to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Marrero singled to left center, León scored, Holt to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Betts grounded into fielder's choice to third, Marrero out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Maldonado fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Franklin lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Benintendi grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez homered to left (434 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Trout homered to center (419 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| Simmons grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Cron grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Parker Bridwell pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| León flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Holt singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Marrero struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Valbuena homered to right (375 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Revere popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Maldonado popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Franklin popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Parker relieved Bridwell. | 2 | 3 |
| Betts grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| Benintendi popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA |
| Escobar lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Trout lined out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Simmons reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Calhoun grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA |
| Norris relieved Parker. | 2 | 3 |
| Ramírez singled to left center. | 2 | 3 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Bogaerts grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ramírez out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Betts RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .277 | .354 | .479 |
| Benintendi LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .267 | .349 | .419 |
| Bradley Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .264 | .339 | .449 |
| Ramírez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .256 | .341 | .449 |
| Moreland 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .243 | .332 | .412 |
| Bogaerts SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .291 | .346 | .427 |
| León C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .239 | .292 | .367 |
| Holt 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .209 | .300 | .209 |
| Marrero 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .216 | .258 | .324 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 106 | |||
| BATTING HR: Ramírez (16, 6th inning off Bridwell 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Marrero (23), Ramírez (39) 2-out RBI: Marrero, Ramírez GIDP: Bogaerts Red Sox RISP: 1-2 (Marrero 1-1, Betts 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 40,471 (89% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:13 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Mark Ripperger, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
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