Talk about a successful road trip for the Boston Red Sox. Sox fans went into the season expecting the absolute worst and instead they've taken seven out of the first ten games on the road against the AL West, culminating in yesterday's rout against the Los Angeles Angels. Tanner Houck (2-0, 0.00 ERA) was the star as he tossed 6 shutout innings against Mike Trout and the Angels. A day after the bats were held to 3 hits and a run, they exploded for 12 hits and 12 runs. David Hamilton smashed his first home run of his career while Tyler O'Neill, Reese McGuire and Rafael Devers all blasted their own. Chase Anderson mopped up the final three innings as the Sox took two of three in Anaheim as they beat the Angels 12-2 at Angels Stadium.
Silseth got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran struck out swinging to start. Rafael Devers walked but Tyler O'Neill took strike three. Triston Casas grounded out to second to end the inning. Houck got the ball in the bottom of the first and Anthony Rendon flied out to right to start. Nolan Schanuel struck out swinging but Taylor Ward singled to right to put runners at the corners. Brandon Drury flied out to right to end the inning.
Masataka Yoshida lined out to center to open the top of the second before Enmanuel Valdez grounded out to first. Wilyer Abreu took strike three to end the inning. Miguel Sano got a base hit in the hole at short to start the bottom of the second but Logan O'Hoppe banged into a double play. Mickey Moniak singled to right but Zach Neto forced him at second to end the inning.
Reese McGuire struck out swinging to start the top of the third but David Hamilton hit his first career home run to put the Sox on top. Duran flied out to center but Devers smashed his second home run to increase the lead. O'Neill then launched his 5th home run of the season for back to back jacks. Casas flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Rendon doubled to center to start the bottom of the third before moving to third on the Schanuel grounder to first. Trout walked and stole second but Ward struck out swinging. Drury grounded out to second to end the inning.
Yoshida lined out to center to begin the top of the fourth before Valdez took strike three. Abreu flied out to right to end the inning. Houck was unhittable in the bottom of the fourth as Sano struck out swinging to begin. O'Hoppe and Moniak both went down hacking to end the inning.
McGuire walked to start the top of the fifth and stole second on the Hamilton swinging strikeout. Duran went down hacking and Devers lined out to first to end the inning. Neto popped up to first to start the bottom of the fifth before Rendon flied out to left. Schanuel took strike three to end the inning.
Jose Cisnero came in to take a beating in the top of the sixth as O'Neill was plunked to start. Casas got a base hit to left and Yoshida got a single to center to score O'Neill. Valdez struck out swinging and Jose Suarez was brought in to face Abreu. Sox manager Alex Cora countered by bringing in Ceddanne Rafaela to pinch hit. Rafaela grounded out to third to move the others over but McGuire smashed his second home run of the season to ice the game. Hamilton got a base hit to right but Duran lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-0.
Houck returned for the bottom of the sixth and Trout lined out to short to begin. Ward grounded out to short but Drury walked. Sano struck out swinging to end the inning and that was it for Houck. He tossed 6 shutout innings allowing just 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out seven.
Devers grounded out to first to start the top of the seventh before O'Neill took strike three. Casas singled to center and Yoshida grounded out to short to end the inning. Chase Anderson came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and O'Hoppe singled to left to start. Moniak popped up to third, Neto lined out to left and Rendon popped up to first to end the inning.
The Sox got another run in the top of the eighth as Valdez struck out swinging to start. Rafaela tripled to right and scored on the McGuire grounder to first. Hamilton took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 8-0.
Bobby Dalbec took over for Devers as the Angels responded in the bottom of the eighth. Schanuel grounded out to first but Trout hit a home run all the way to Sweden. Ward lined out to right but Drury walked. Sano lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox still up 8-1.
Duran singled to left to start the top of the ninth before Dalbec flied out to right. O'Neill walked but Casas grounded out to first to move the runners over. Yoshida walked to load the bases and chase Suarez. Guillermo Zuniga came in to pitch and Valdez walked to score O'Neill. Rafaela singled to center to score O'Neill and Yoshida and McGuire got a base hit to center to score Valdez. Hamilton walked to re-load the bases and chase Zuniga. Miguel Sano the infielder came in to pitch and Duran forced Hamilton at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 12-1.
Anderson returned for the bottom of the ninth with Matt Thaiss pinch hitting for O'Hoppe. Thaiss singled to right and Jo Adell pinch hit for Moniak. Adell hit one up the elevator shaft and Luis Rengifo pinch hit for Neto. Rengifo singled to center to move Thaiss to third but Rendon popped up to second. A wild pitch by Anderson scored Thaiss but Schnauel struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 12-2.
Hero of the Night is Tanner Houck. The offense was balanced all day but Houck stepped up with 6 shutout innings
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 1 for 3 with a walk and a home run.
Tyler O'Neill was 1 for 3 with a walk, hit by pitch, home run and 3 total runs scored.
Triston Casas was 2 for 5 with a run scored.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 2 for 3 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Reese McGuire was 2 for 4 with a stolen base, home run, a walk and 5 total rbis.
David Hamilton was 2 for 4 with a walk and a home run.
The Bad:
Bobby Dalbec was 0 for 1 at the plate.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 6 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 4 but walked, drove in a run and scored two runs.
Enmanuel Valdez was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of three strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Chase Anderson allowed 2 runs in 3 innings to earn the save.
Final Thoughts:
One day after the bats did absolutely nothing, they terrorize the Angels pitching. Still, better to be schizophrenic than non-existent. The loss of Trevor Story to a dislocated shoulder (and that may not be all) is a huge blow but the others stepped it up today. The big story was Houck going 6 strong innings and Anderson going the final three to save the bullpen. Between today and the off-day tomorrow, the bullpen will be rested for Tuesday's home opener. The Sox end their opening west coast trip at 7-3 and who saw that coming? Even the 3 losses could have been wins if certain things go their way but its better than 3-7. After an off-day tomorrow, the Sox finally come home for their home opener on Tuesday afternoon. The Sox welcome the Baltimore Orioles and their ace Corbin Burnes while the Sox counter with Brayan Bello (1-0, 5.40 ERA). The game begins at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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