Red Sox Top Angels 5‑2 Behind Bennett’s Strong Start

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Jake Bennett pitched 7⅔ innings of five-hit ball and Romy Gonzalez drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Friday at Angel Stadium.

Bennett (3-3) struck out six and allowed two earned runs. Aroldis Chapman earned his 17th save with a scoreless ninth inning. Reid Detmers (3-6) took the loss, giving up seven hits and five earned runs over five innings.

Boston scored one run in the second on Jarren Duran’s sacrifice fly, then added three in the third on Gonzalez’s two-run single and a run on an error. The Red Sox tacked on another run in the fifth. Los Angeles scored both its runs in the eighth on Zach Neto’s RBI single.

Caleb Durbin hit a solo home run for Boston. Jose Siri homered for the Angels. The Red Sox had 11 hits, the Angels seven.

Attendance was 43,747. Game time was 2:35. Boston improved to 38-48; Los Angeles fell to 36-53.