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BOSTON (AP) – JD Martinez and the Boston Red Sox continue to rack up big offensive numbers – not to mention victories – against the Los Angeles Angels.
Martinez won his 25th home relay, Rafael Devers scored twice and the Red Sox beat the Angels 9-6 on Wednesday night after missing a six-point lead.
Martinez's homerun earned the Red Sox six points in a row for the fifth time in six games. Eduardo Nunez and Sandy Leon also went to the back of the heat. Boston improved to 5-0 against the Angels this season and outclbaded them 45-10 with 18 homers and a .363 batting average.
According to the Red Sox, this is the largest number of circuits of a club in a series of six games or less.
"I do not know, it's just what it is, really, there is not a single explanation," Martinez said. "Maybe we get along well with each other."
Martin Maldonado started a three-run homer and Ian Kinsler made a solo shot for the Angels, who lost their fifth straight and 12th in 16 games.
Los Angeles reliever Jake Jewell was removed from the field with what appeared to be a horrible injury to his right ankle after covering the plate on wild field in eighth place.
"It's rated, I think, at Mbadachusetts General," said Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia. "I hope we'll have an idea of what's going on tonight."
The angel star, Mike Trout, made 1 for 4 while a right index sprain kept him as the designated hitter for the eighth straight game.
Defenders doubled reliever Jose Alvarez (3-3) in seventh, placing Boston at 7-6, and scored on Leon's singles in a 4-hour match.
"It was a strange match, a slow pace," said Boston manager Alex Cora. "I'm glad we won the match, not a nice game to watch."
Matt Barnes (2-2) worked a scoreless run. Craig Kimbrel has four outs for his 23rd stop, his first of more than three outs this season.
The Angels lost 6-0 and appeared to be in line for another loss to Boston before returning in the fifth inning at Kinsler, three in sixth on Maldonado's shot and two in seventh.
"We fought and took part in the match and we will continue to fight," Scioscia said. "But at some point it's obvious that we have to make ends meet together and get the pitch we need, get some early tracks and get the game on our terms and we'll start doing things like we do. can. "
Andrelton Simmons' double raiser, Joe Kelly, equalized him.
Martinez's shot went over the Green Monster in center-left, bringing his league's best performance to 64. In his first season with Boston, the slugger has accumulated the most points in the history of the Red Sox before the end of June.
Nunez hit the first pitch of Andrew Heaney's second goal in the middle-ground bleachers. Leon drove a fastball inside a billboard over the green monster.
Boston debut Rick Porcello dropped four points in 5 innings and 2/3. Heaney was scored for six points in 3 1/3 innings.
TRAINER ROOM
Angels: INF Zack Cozart got a second opinion on his left shoulder after experiencing continued discomfort and plans to undergo surgery in Los Angeles soon to repair a torn labrum, the team said. Scioscia said rookie star Shohei Ohtani (elbow ligament sprain) will be reevaluated on Thursday. Three weeks ago, Ohtani 's elbow was injected with platelet – rich plasma and stem cells while he was trying to avoid Tommy John' s surgery.
Red Sox: Cora said 2B Dustin Pedroia and knuckleballer Steven Wright would meet Dr. Riley Williams III when the club will be in New York to play the Yankees this weekend. Both are on the 10-day LD with left knee inflammation and have been operated on by Dr. Williams. "Maybe we can do something different about the treatments," Cora said of Pedroia, who has played in just three games since the offseason. … Drew Pomeranz started a simulated game and Cora said the left-handed could start a rehab badignment with Pawtucket Triple-A on Monday.
NEW ADD
The Red Sox have signed forward Brandon Phillips in a minor league affair. The 36-year-old has played with five teams in 16 seasons.
FOLLOWING
Angels: RHP Jamie Barria (5-3, 3.40 ERA) should play in the final of the series on Thursday. This will be his first career start against Boston.
Red Sox: LHP's Brian Johnson (1-2, 4.50) takes Wright's turn in the rotation after he's on the disabled list Tuesday.
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