The Boston Red Sox faced the Los Angeles Angels in the penultimate contest of the 10-game West Coast road trip to start the 2024 MLB season.
The Red Sox, winners of five straight, lost to the Angels 2-1 at Angel Stadium on Saturday night.
With the loss, the Red Sox dropped to 6-3, while the Angels improved to 5-3.
Check out the full box score here.
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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Red Sox were delivered a slight blow before their matchup with the Angels when Boston announced shortstop Trevor Story was headed to the 10-day injured list after the 31-year-old suffered a left shoulder dislocation in Friday night’s win.
Boston’s defense started strong, with Jarren Duran, Triston Casas, and Enmanuel Valdez flashing the gloves to keep the Angels off the board.
The game shifted in the bottom of the sixth when Rafael Devers committed his first error of the season, and Los Angeles plated two runs.
Unfortunately for Boston, after exploding for five home runs the night before, the Red Sox bats went silent against Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers.
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Detmers struck out 12 of the 21 batters he faced in six innings of work. He threw 69.1% of his pitches for strikes (65-of-94 pitches) and allowed one run on three hits.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Detmers earned his second win of the season for the Angels.
— Duran collected his 14th hit of the season in the third inning. His single to left drove in Connor Wong and opened the scoring in the game.
— Garrett Whitlock pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Red Sox. He threw 63.3% of his pitches for strikes (64-of-101). He walked four batters and gave up four hits but kept Los Angeles off the scoreboard.
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WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the odds of Wong hitting a double at +500 entering the contest. Wong cleared those odds, giving the Red Sox their first hit of the game. A $100 wager placed would’ve netted a $600 total payout, courtesy of Wong.
ON DECK AT NESN
The Red Sox play in the finale of their 10-game road trip in the last of three against the Angels on Sunday. First pitch from Angels Stadium is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET, and you can catch the game, plus a full hour of pregame coverage, live on NESN.
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