Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox
LAA
Los Angeles Angels
55-90 · W1
BOS
Boston Red Sox
77-69 · L1
Los Angeles Angels beat Boston Red Sox 6-4 at Fenway Park. Ryan Johnson earned the win; Jake Bennett took the loss. Ben Joyce recorded the save.
The Angels plated five runs in the third inning on three home runs and held on for a 6-4 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Ryan Johnson earned the win with six innings of three-run ball, striking out five on 103 pitches. His ERA now sits at 5.12. Jake Bennett absorbed the loss, surrendering six earned runs over 5.1 innings while recording just two strikeouts on 78 pitches, inflating his ERA to 3.69. Zach Neto opened the third-inning barrage with a three-run shot to left that scored Oswald Peraza and Denzer Guzman. Jose Siri followed with a two-run blast to right center, plating Mike Trout. Guzman added a solo homer in the fourth to complete the Angels' six-run output. Boston clawed back with Roman Anthony's two-run homer in the fifth and Wilyer Abreu's solo shot in the sixth, then closed within two on Nate Eaton's RBI single in the ninth before Ben Joyce notched the save. Johnson recorded five strikeouts against the K model projection. Bennett managed only two. The NRFI model leaned No Runs First Inning, but the first frame saw scoring.
Zach Neto, Jose Siri, and Denzer Guzman all homered in a five-run third inning that accounted for all but one of Los Angeles' runs.
Ryan Johnson worked through six innings and struck out five, logging 103 pitches while allowing three earned runs to earn the win.
Jake Bennett gave up six earned runs in 5.1 innings and struck out only two batters, well below his usual output.
The NRFI model leaned No Runs First Inning, but scoring occurred in the opening frame.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Zach Neto homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. Oswald Peraza scores. Denzer Guzman scores.
Jose Siri homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Mike Trout scores.
Denzer Guzman homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.
Roman Anthony homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Jarren Duran scores.
Wilyer Abreu homers (24) on a fly ball to center field.
Nate Eaton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jose Siri. Jarren Duran scores.
Key Performers
Zach Neto
LAA
2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Jose Siri
LAA
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Roman Anthony
BOS
1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Denzer Guzman
LAA
3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| LAA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald Peraza 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Siri RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Moore DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Zach Neto SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mike Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyren Paris LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Denzer Guzman 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vaughn Grissom 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wade Meckler LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Heineman C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| BOS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Anthony DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Trevor Story SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mickey Gasper C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nate Eaton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jarren Duran LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nick Sogard 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Pitching
| LAA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, R (W, 4-8) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 103-67 | 5.12 |
| Watson, R (H, 6) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.19 |
| Saucedo (H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-3 | 3.24 |
| Natera Jr. (H, 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-13 | 2.35 |
| Joyce (S, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-13 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| BOS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett (L, 9-7) | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 78-54 | 3.69 |
| Olds | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-12 | 1.38 |
| Morán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 3.41 |
| Gamboa | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 1.29 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 |