Boston Red Sox (39-48, fifth in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (36-54, fifth in the AL West)Anaheim, California; Sunday, 9:30 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (4-3, 2.94 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 92 strikeouts); Angels: Ryan Johnson (1-3, 7.40 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)LINE: Red Sox -164, Angels +134; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels play the Boston Red Sox as losers of five straight games.Los Angeles has a 36-54 record overall and a 21-24 record at home. The Angels have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .391.Boston is 22-21 on the road and 39-48 overall. The Red Sox have an 18-35 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Schanuel has 14 doubles and six home runs for the Angels. Josh Lowe is 10 for 27 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Willson Contreras has a .285 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has 15 doubles, two triples and 19 home runs. Ceddanne Rafaela is 13 for 42 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 4-6, .218 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 15 runsRed Sox: 7-3, .244 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runsINJURIES: Angels: Logan O’Hoppe: day-to-day (head), Adam Frazier: 10-Day IL (elbow), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d’Arnaud: 60-Day IL (foot), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hand), Sebastian Rivero: 10-Day IL (hand), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
