Red Sox play the Angels leading series 1-0

Los Angeles Angels (15-10, first in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (10-14, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Reid Detmers (1-1, 5.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock (1-1, .54 ERA, .78 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox face the Los Angeles Angels with a 1-0 series lead.

Boston is 4-4 at home and 10-14 overall. The Red Sox have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .231.

Los Angeles has a 15-10 record overall and an 8-5 record in home games. The Angels are 12-0 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with four home runs while slugging .485. Xander Bogaerts is 11-for-35 with two doubles and three RBI over the last 10 games.

Mike Trout leads Los Angeles with six home runs while slugging .694. Taylor Ward is 14-for-37 with four home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .221 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored by three runs

Angels: 7-3, .238 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Jonathan Arauz: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), Josh Taylor: 10-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (nasal fracture), Matt Duffy: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Archie Bradley: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jose Quijada: 10-Day IL (oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)

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