Steven Wright (8-5, 2.18 ERA) takes the hill for the Boston Red Sox (42-36) as they square off against Jhoulys Chacin (3-6, 5.64 ERA) and the Los Angeles Angels (32-47) in the first of a three-game series at Fenway Park. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Jul. 1 and can be seen on NESN and FSW.
Wright pitched 4.2 innings in his most recent start, surrendering eight runs (five unearned), striking out four and walking two in a 10-3 defeat to the Rangers. David Ortiz (.336, 36 Rs, 18 HRs, 63 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 4 Wednesday. Chacin went 4.2 innings, surrendering four runs and walking four in a 7-3 defeat to the Athletics in his last outing. Mike Trout (.323, 56 Rs, 17 HRs, 53 RBIs, 11 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Angels, going 2 for 3 Wednesday with one run.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Boston is 22-16, while Los Angeles is 16-23.
The Angels managed to give up six walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Red Sox who are heading in with a 10-3 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Red Sox are 38-12. The Angels have a 28-7 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking first in runs, Boston has earned 434 this season. Los Angeles ranks 18th with 333 runs.
Boston ranks at the top of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage of .822. Los Angeles ranks in the bottom half at 20th with an OPS of .723.
The Angels are 16-39 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Red Sox are 27-30 when they allow at least one homer.
