The Los Angeles Angels (26-23) host the Boston Red Sox (26-22) at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Tuesday. The Angels took Monday’s series opener 2-1, their second head-to-head victory in five games this season.
Reliever Chase Silseth threw two scoreless innings to get the win. Brandon Drury went 2 for 2 with a double and one run in the win. Mickey Moniak added a solo home run. Masataka Yoshida was 2 for 4 with one RBI for the Red Sox.
ON THE MOUND
Brayan Bello (3-1, 4.45 ERA) is in line for the start for Boston. The righty allowed one run over five innings in his last start, a 12-3 road win over the Mariners on Wednesday. He earned the win, yielding three hits while striking out seven and walking five.
Bello has made one previous start against the Angels this season, a 5-4 home loss on April 17. He surrendered five runs on eight hits over 2.2 innings, striking out five and walking one.
RHP Griffin Canning (2-2, 6.14 ERA) takes the mound for Los Angeles. It’s his first appearance of the season against the Red Sox. In his last start on Wednesday, Canning took the loss on the road against the Orioles. He threw 5.1 innings and gave up three runs on nine hits, striking out four and walking two in the 3-1 defeat.
AT THE PLATE
Over the last five games, Boston has averaged 4.6 runs a game, a small drop compared to their season average of 5.4. Against right-handed pitchers like Canning this season, the Sox have a .775 OPS, fifth highest in MLB.
Yoshida is the team’s biggest slugger against right-handers with a .536 slugging percentage in 123 at-bats. Los Angeles is averaging only 3.8 runs per game in the last five, down from 4.9 for the season, with their slugging percentage falling to .404 from .418.
The Halos have a .743 OPS against right-handers in 2023. With a .555 SLG over 129 at-bats, Shohei Ohtani has been their best power hitter against right-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Boston is 11-11 in road games in 2023, scoring 4.7 runs per game while allowing 4.6 runs. Los Angeles has gone 13-10 in front of their home fans this season, averaging 5.1 runs per game while surrendering 5.3.
The teams have split their last 10 games head-to-head at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, though Los Angeles has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 3.9-3.1.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Red Sox are fourth in the AL East, eight games behind the division-leading Rays. The Angels are third in the AL West, four games behind the Rangers.
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