Red Sox visit the Angels to start 3-game series

Jul 3, 2026, 04:01 am

Boston Red Sox (37-48, fifth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (36-52, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Jake Bennett (2-3, 3.27 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Angels: Reid Detmers (3-5, 3.88 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -113, Red Sox -109; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels host the Boston Red Sox on Friday to begin a three-game series.

Los Angeles is 36-52 overall and 21-22 in home games. Angels hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.

Boston is 37-48 overall and 20-21 on the road. The Red Sox have a 26-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto has 17 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 42 RBI for the Angels. Denzer Guzman is 11 for 39 with a double, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 14 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs for the Red Sox. Anthony Seigler is 12 for 33 with four doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 5-5, .235 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .241 batting average, 3.54 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Angels: Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.