OC Register: Angels’ misery against Red Sox continues with another blowout loss

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• Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers scores on a double by Jackie Bradley Jr. during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. At left is Angels catcher Martin Maldonado. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26: John Lamb #46 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on as Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a game at Fenway Park on June 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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• Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher John Lamb delivers during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price delivers during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Los Angeles Angels center fielder Michael Hermosillo flips over the bullpen wall while chasing a home by Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Los Angeles Angels center fielder Michael Hermosillo flips over the bullpen wall while chasing a home run hit by Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Los Angeles Angels center fielder Michael Hermosillo hangs on as he flips over the bullpen wall while chasing a home run by Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26: John Lamb #46 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Boston Red Sox’s Mitch Moreland breaks his bat on an RBI single during the second inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price kicks the mound as Los Angeles Angels’ Chris Young rounds the bases on a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Chris Young points upward as he crosses home on a solo home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26: Chris Young #24 high fives Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher John Lamb delivers during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26: Martin Maldonado #12 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on as Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 of the Boston Red Sox crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run in the third inning of a game at Fenway Park on June 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr., right, is congratulated by Andrew Benintendi after his solo home run during the third inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26: John Lamb #46 of the Los Angeles Angels walks to the dugout after he is taken out of the game after giving up five runs in the first two inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Boston’s J.D. Martinez, right, high-fives Mitch Moreland after hitting a solo home run during the sixth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Angels at Fenway Park. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

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BOSTON — The Angels have two games left to salvage some of their pride against the Boston Red Sox.

After they lost 9-1 to the Red Sox on Tuesday night, the Angels have dropped all four games this season against Boston by a combined score of 36-4.

The first three of those were in Anaheim in April, when the Angels entered the series on a seven-game winning streak. Two months later, the Angels brought an injury-depleted, struggling team to Fenway Park, and the drubbing continued in the first game of this three-game series.

This one got away in one ugly inning.

John Lamb allowed a homer to Mookie Betts on his first pitch of the game, but his night actually got much worse in the second inning.

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Lamb gave up a leadoff single to Eduardo Nuñez, but then he appeared to have gotten Rafael Devers to hit a double play ball. Ian Kinsler backhanded the ball, but it popped out of his glove. He picked it up too late to even salvage an out at first.

Christian Vazquez then hit a grounder to shortstop that would have been the third out of the inning if the Angels had converted the double play. Instead, it only moved the two runners into scoring position, and then both scored when Jackie Bradley Jr. blooped a double into left field.

Betts then drew a walk, and Andrew Benintendi hit a double off the Green Monster, driving in the third run of the inning. Lamb struck out J.D. Martinez. The Angels then intentionally walked Xander Bogaerts to load the bases, bringing the left-handed Mitch Moreland up against the left-handed Lamb.

Moreland broke his bat on a comebacker that tipped off Lamb’s glove and dribbled into the infield grass, a run-scoring infield hit that put the Red Sox up 5-0.

That was it for Lamb, and pretty much for the game.

Chris Young homered to pull the Angels within 5-1 in the third. They ended up bringing the potential tying run to the plate that inning. Albert Pujols grounded out with the bases loaded.

About the only positive on the night for the Angels was that newcomer Deck McGuire managed 12 outs in relief. He soaked up half the game, which will allow the Angels to bring a fresh bullpen into the final two games of the series.

More to come on this story.

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— MLB (@MLB) June 26, 2018

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