Boston Red Sox (38-48, fifth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (36-53, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Saturday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (9-1, 2.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Angels: Samuel Aldegheri (3-3, 4.85 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -169, Angels +138; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels look to break a four-game skid when they take on the Boston Red Sox.
Los Angeles has a 21-23 record at home and a 36-53 record overall. The Angels have a 9-15 record in games decided by one run.
Boston is 38-48 overall and 21-21 in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Neto leads the Angels with 18 home runs while slugging .450. Nolan Schanuel is 11 for 39 with a double, a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
Willson Contreras has 18 home runs, 33 walks and 53 RBIs while hitting .286 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 13 for 43 with two doubles, a triple and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .227 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Red Sox: 7-3, .255 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Angels: Logan O'Hoppe: day-to-day (head), 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.
