Bobby Dalbec’s RBI double leads Boston Red Sox to second 1-0 win on their perfect 6-0 road trip so far

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Bobby Dalbec’s RBI double within the sixth inning drove within the recreation’s lone run.

The Purple Sox received 1-0 over the Los Angeles Angels right here Wednesday at Angel Stadium to enhance to 6-0 on their West Coast highway journey.

Boston has received seven straight video games and 16 of its previous 21 video games.

This marked the Purple Sox’s second 1-0 win on this highway journey.

Alex Verdugo walked with two outs within the sixth earlier than Dalbec ripped his RBI double to proper subject.

Diekman, Vázquez come by means of in seventh

Tyler Danish, who pitched a scoreless sixth inning, returned for the seventh. He hit the primary batter, Kurt Suzuki.

Supervisor Alex Cora then changed Danish with lefty Jake Diekman who acquired Max Stassi to floor right into a 6-4-3 double play.

Trevor Story’s throw to Christian Vázquez at first base bounced. However Vázquez made a pleasant decide to complete off the double play.

It marked Vázquez’s eighth profession huge league begin at first base. The seven different begins got here in 2019. He entered Wednesday’s recreation having recorded simply 6 innings at first base because the begin of 2020.

He did make seven begins at first base in winter ball this previous offseason.

“When he went to Puerto Rico, he didn’t play too many video games behind the plate,” Cora stated earlier than the sport. “He performed loads of first base. Christian’s first look at first base was within the (2018) World Sequence. Recreation 3. It was an extra-inning recreation. They hit a floor ball to him and he moved his ft and made the out. He likes it. He does infield work to work (on) his footwork. On the identical time, he enjoys it. He has nice fingers. The truth that we are able to do that tonight is due to who he’s and what he can do.”

Eovaldi’s velo down

Eovaldi pitched 5 scoreless innings, permitting six hits and no walks whereas placing out 5.

HIs velocity was down. He threw 32 four-seam fastballs, averaging 94 mph and topping out at 97.1 mph, per Baseball Savant.

His fastball averaged 96.7 mph in his first 11 begins.

He recorded 14 swings-and-misses however only one along with his four-seam fastball. He acquired seven along with his splitter, three along with his curveball and three along with his slider.

Sequence finale Thursday

The Purple Sox and Angels will play the ultimate recreation of their four-game collection Thursday. Shohei Ohtani will begin for Los Angeles.

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