The Boston Red Sox will take on the Los Angeles Angels this weekend. The Red Sox are coming off a series win/loss to the Orioles, while the Angels are coming off a series loss to the Rays.
Boston Red Sox (7-6) vs. Los Angeles Angels (6-6)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, April 14
Time: 1:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Tanner Houck (2-0, 5.00 ERA) vs. Reid Detmers (2-0, 1.64 ERA)
Houck gets the first game of the series making his third start, he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 1.14 FIP, a 0.75 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 12 innings. His last start came against these same Angels, and he went six innings, he didn’t allow a run on four hits; he walked two and struck out seven. Houck with that win brought his record to 2-1 against the Angels with a 4.43 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and 28 strikeouts in 20.1 innings. Detmers will oppose him, and he is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA, a 1.14 FIP, a 0.81 WHIP, and 19 strikeouts in 11 innings. He faced the Red Sox last Saturday going six innings giving up one run on three hits; he walked one and struck out 12. He is 1-1 against Boston in his career with a 2.53 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 22 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.
Game 2: TBD vs. Griffin Canning (0-1, 8.38 ERA)
The Red Sox haven’t announced a starter for the middle game yet. The Angels will go with Griffin Canning getting the ball making his third start he is 0-1 with an 8.38 ERA, an 8.92 FIP, a 1.65 WHIP, and six strikeouts in 9.2 innings. He faced the Red Sox in his last start going 4.2 innings giving up four runs on five hits; he walked three and struck out four. He is 1-0 against the Red Sox in three starts with a 3.06 ERA, a 1.18 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.
Game 3: Brayan Bello (1-1, 4.11 ERA) vs. Tyler Anderson (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
Bello is making his fourth start in the finale, and he is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA, a 5.12 FIP, a 1.10 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. His last start came against the Orioles, and he went 5.1 innings giving up three runs, only one earned on four hits; he walked two and struck out three. He is 0-2 in his career against the Angels with a 6.52 ERA, a 1.55 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings. Anderson will oppose Bello and he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a 2.73 FIP, a 0.78 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 14 innings. His last start came against the Rays going seven innings, and he didn’t allow a run on four hits; he walked one and struck out three. He is 1-0 against the Red Sox in his career with a 5.02 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and ten strikeouts in 14.1 innings.
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Connor Wong – .350
HR – Tyler O’Neill – 6
RBI – Reese McGuire – 8
IP – Kutter Crawford – 15.2
ERA – Tanner Houck – 0.00
K – Kutter Crawford – 18
Angels:
AVG – Logan O’Hoppe – .353
HR – Mike Trout – 6
RBI – Taylor Ward – 11
IP – Tyler Anderson – 14.0
ERA – Tyler Anderson – 0.00
K – Reid Detmers – 19
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .233 (20)
OPS: .688 (18)
R: 60 (14)
HR: 16 (5)
ERA: 2.36 (1)
K: 132 (2)
WHIP: 1.12 (4)
Angels
AVG: .232 (21)
OPS: .696 (16)
R: 54 (17)
HR: 13 (12)
ERA: 5.09 (29)
K: 99 (20)
WHIP: 1.27 (14)
Wrap Up
The Boston Red Sox will look to reverse their misfortunes from their series against the Baltimore Orioles. The defense has been in a tough situation since the injury to Trevor Story, it has cost them some games against Baltimore, for instance, last night they should have won but David Hamilton missed second base on a double play which extended the inning and eventually led to a game-tying home run. That can’t happen against good teams and with this series against the Angels despite the speculation they aren’t a good team they’ve had a decent start, the Red Sox will need to take two of three once again just as they did last week to get things back on track.
