BOSTON -- Presented with a second opportunity to test themselves against one of the best teams in baseball, the Angels once again were unable to measure up, falling, 9-1, to the Red Sox in Tuesday night's series opener at Fenway Park.
Mookie Betts hit a leadoff home run, and the Red Sox scored four more runs in the second inning to chase left-hander John Lamb and break the game open. Jackie Bradley Jr., Christian Vazquez and J.D. Martinez also homered for the Red Sox, who swept the Angels during their three-game series in Anaheim in April and have now outscored them by a 36-4 margin this season.