Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez crushed the Angels Friday night

The Boston Red Sox have a very thin margin for error as the season winds down and J.D. Martinez is making sure they don’t miss the postseason.

What a night it was for the Red Sox and star slugger J.D. Martinez. This season has been a curious one for Boston as on any given night they can look like the best team in the game or the worst. Friday night was a positive one for the books as the Sox mauled the Angels 16-4 with the bat of Martinez being a catalyst for much of the offense.

This was the type of game that both Martinez and the Red Sox needed to keep the juices flowing as they attempt to sneak into the postseason. After embarrassing sweeps by the Rays and Yankees, Boston was gifted an…