Sean O'Sullivan, in his return from Triple-A Pawtucket, provided the type of stable performance that Boston has lacked in the back of the rotation for weeks, holding the Angels to two runs over five-plus innings.
This gave the offense some time to get going, and that's exactly what happened when the Red Sox busted out with seven runs in the fifth and three more in the seventh.
All nine Red Sox starters had at least one hit, led by three by Hanley Ramirez and two from Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr.