The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim both were coming into Monday night’s game having been swept by their last opponents. Their seasons have gone in similar fashion. But after being swept in Baltimore this weekend, the Red Sox wanted to make a point and that they did.
Every starter for the Red Sox had at least one hit as they pounded out 20 of them on their way to a 17-8 win over Angels in front of 37,404 at Fenway Park.
The win for the local nine ends a three-game losing streak as they improve to 12-14. And it’s the fourth straight loss for the Angels who fall to 12-15.
The five through nine hitters for the Red Sox had 14 hits and 13 RBIs.
Mike Lowell led the way with four hits and four RBIs while J.D. Drew added four hits and three RBIs. Adrian Beltre had two hits and three RBIs, including his first home run, a two-run shot, with the Red Sox. Bill Hall also managed two hits and had his first home run, also a two-run shot, in a Sox uniform as well. Darnell McDonald also had two hits and an RBI.
Dustin Pedroia’s only hit of the night was good for a three-run homer while Kevin Youkilis had two hits, including a solo home run.
Clay Buchholz gave the Red Sox a serviceable outing. While he wasn’t spectacular, he wasn’t bad and pitched well enough to keep the Red Sox in the game. He went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts to pick up his team-leading third win of the season. He also leads all Red Sox starters with a 2.97 ERA.
Manny Delcarmen was solid in a 1 1/3 innings with a strikeout as was Ramon Ramirez in his inning of work. Scott Schoeneweis, who made his first appearance since April 26th, was roughed up for four runs on four hits and two walks in the 9th inning.
The Red Sox scored three in 2nd inning, two in the 3rd and 4th innings but did the most damage in the 6th inning when they added seven runs. They also managed to push three runs across the plate in the 7th.
After that rough weekend in Baltimore, this was exactly what the Red Sox needed. Let’s just hope they didn’t use up all the hits and runs in the game as they still have three more against the Angels before the New York Yankees come to town.
The Angels and Red Sox will resume the four-game set tomorrow night when Jon Lester and Ervin Santana square off on the bump at 7:10 p.m.. For Lester, he’ll be looking for his third good start in a row after a rough beginning to the season.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim @ Boston Red Sox 5.3.10 box score
