Red Sox Notes: Jackie Bradley Jr. has the big night in the victory over the angels | Notes from Red Sox

The struggles that Jackie Bradley Jr. had at the plate hardly are a secret.

Bradley has long been a feast of celebration or famine, with a majority of this season being more of the famine type. But that was far from the case for the second consecutive game, while the Boston Central Sox's central outfielder was 3-in-4 with a series of points, four RBIs and two points scored when dismantling Angels from Los Angeles. .

Although Bradley had his share of struggles, Sox manager Alex Cora was adamant that the 28-year-old is often a victim of bad luck. He strikes the ball hard with regularity, but many times he is in the direction of the fielders.

But in Tuesday's win at Fenway Park, Bradley showed the damage that he can do when his hard touch begins to fall, or, of course, leave the park.

"I'm sticking to my approach," Bradley said of his approach to NESN's Jahmai Webster after the game. "Try to hit the ball hard somewhere, keep swinging at strikes and drop the chips where they can."

Between Tuesday's win and Sunday's 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners, Bradley is 6-for-7 with a double, home run and four RBIs.

"Keeping it simple, he sees the ball a lot better," Cora said after the match, as seen on NESN's post-match cover. "I keep repeating myself, he well balanced the bat for three weeks, it's just a matter of numbers do not show it." But with respect to the approach and the fact of To be constant where he is, he has been great. "

Day after day, Cora and her team have expressed their support for Bradley. And now, it seems that their patience and approach with him are bearing fruit. Whether it's a flash in the pan or the beginning of one of his hot streaks is yet to be seen, but for now, Bradley shows just how dangerous Boston's range is when he's on.

Here are some other notes from Red Sox-Angels:

– Bradley was not the only bat at the bottom of the game to play an important role in the win.

Christian Vazquez added two hits, including a Green Monster circuit that he took out of a lighthouse tower. And although Rafael Devers, who hit the seventh, did not have a shot, he scored a point after he made a mistake in the second run.

In total, Devers, Vazquez and Bradley combined 5-in-12 with five RBIs, four points scored and no strikeouts.

– Since his hand was evaluated in mid-May, David Price has been contacted.

This trend continued on Tuesday, while the southpaw only allowed one point in six innings, dropping five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. The Sox have now won in eight of Price's last nine starts, scoring 7-1 in this segment. He now has 9-5 on the season.

"He's been good for a while," said Cora. "They have good forwards on this side and he was able to go six (innings) and he gave us a chance to win."

Now we will see the price really put on the test as his next scheduled start is a Sunday night match against the New York Yankees in the Bronx.

– Now that Steven Wright is on the injured list, Brian Johnson will start Thursday.

Cora made the announcement after the match. His decision was to know whether he was to use Johnson or Hector Velazquez in the Tuesday match, and without being necessary, he was free to choose one or the other.

– Before the match, Cora reported on the injured reliever Tyler Thornburg.

The right-hander has not thrown a regular season throwing for the Red Sox since he was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers before the 2017 season, but he continued to progress during his second stint of disinterest this season .

His next test comes this week, since he will pitch two runs for the Portland Double-A Wednesday, followed by a frame with the Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday. After that, the Sox will decide when he is ready to join the big club.