Red Sox play the Angels with 1-0 series lead

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Los Angeles Angels (54-90, fifth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (80-65, third in the AL East)

Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Reid Detmers (4-8, 3.44 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 182 strikeouts); Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval (1-4, 4.41 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -151, Angels +122; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Boston is 80-65 overall and 36-34 at home. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .323.

Los Angeles is 54-90 overall and 24-46 on the road. The Angels have a 16-26 record in games decided by one run.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Red Sox hold a 4-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 34 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 12 for 33 with four doubles over the past 10 games.

Zach Neto leads the Angels with 23 home runs while slugging .426. Wade Meckler is 13 for 36 with three doubles and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .239 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored by 17 runs

Angels: 2-8, .202 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willson Contreras: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Angels: Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nolan Schanuel: 10-Day IL (side), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), George Klassen: 15-Day IL (back), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.