OC Register: Angels fall to Red Sox again, finishing winless season series against Boston

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• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 28: Jaime Barria #51 of the Los Angeles Angels pitches in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 28, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Boston Red Sox’s Brian Johnson pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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• Los Angeles Angels’ Jaime Barria pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts throws to first base on the ground out during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Ian Kinsler makes the catch on a pop out during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jaime Barria pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jaime Barria reacts to a pop fly while pitching during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts hits a double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Ian Kinsler hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Briceno (10) and Jaime Barria (51) walk to the dugout during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons rounds first base on his solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Brian Johnson kicks the mound after giving up a solo home run to Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons, left, during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons celebrates his solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons (2) celebrates his solo home run with Chris Young (24) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Andrelton Simmons (2) celebrates his solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Ian Kinsler (3) tags out Boston Red Sox’s Christian Vazquez (7) trying to reach on a single during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jaime Barria walks off the mound after giving up a solo home run to Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr., right, celebrates his two-run home run that also drove in Christian Vazquez, left, during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers celebrates his solo home run with Christian Vazquez (7) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers, right, grounds into a double play in front of Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Briceno with bases loaded during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Alvarez pitches during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt takes a walk with bases loaded during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts takes the field at the top of the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Briceno throws to first base to turn the double play on a ground out by Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers with bases loaded during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jaime Barria walks off the field after being relieved during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Los Angeles Angels’ Jose Alvarez pitches during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Andrew Benintendi makes the catch on the fly out by Los Angeles Angels’ David Fletcher during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• Boston Red Sox’s Andrew Benintendi makes the catch on a fly-out by Los Angeles Angels’ David Fletcher during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Thursday, June 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 28: Jackie Bradley Jr. #19 of the Boston Red Sox makes a catch in center field in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park on June 28, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• BOSTON, MA – JUNE 28: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels is hit by a pitch in the fifth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 28, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

• Boston’s Jackie Bradley Jr., right, celebrates as he crosses home plate next to Angels catcher Jose Briceno after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of Thursday’s game in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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BOSTON — The good news for the Angels is they don’t have to play the Boston Red Sox anymore this season.

The Angels lost 4-2 to the Red Sox on Thursday night, going winless in six games against Boston this season, and getting outscored 49-12 in the process.

It was just the fourth time in Angels history they were swept in a season series of at least six games.

By losing their sixth in a row overall, the Angels dropped back to .500, at 41-41, for the first time since they were 1-1.

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In all five of the Angels’ other losses against the Red Sox, they got in a hole early because of a poor outing by their starting pitcher. This time, Jaime Barría at least reversed that trend.

Barría, the Angels’ 21-year-old rookie, acquitted himself well in his first career start against the imposing Boston lineup in the crucible of Fenway Park.

Barría did not allow a run for the first four innings, becoming the first Angels starter to pitch even three straight scoreless innings in six games against Boston this year.

The Angels got him a lead on Andrelton Simmons’ homer in the fourth. It marked the first time since last Friday that the Angels had a lead.

Barría allowed the Red Sox to tie it on a Rafael Devers homer in the fifth. He also gave up a line drive off the Green Monster by Christian Vazquez, who was thrown out when he overslid second base.

Although the Red Sox had started to hit Barría, and he was about to face the heart of the Boston order for the third time, Manager Mike Scioscia sent him back out for the sixth with 91 pitches. With one out, he walked J.D. Martinez.

Scioscia then summoned lefty José Álvarez, who gave up a double off the center field wall to Mitch Moreland. With first base open, Scioscia intentionally walked right-handed Xander Bogaerts to load the bases for the left-handed Brock Holt.

Álvarez walked Holt, pushing home the go-ahead run.

The Red Sox got a couple insurance runs on Jackie Bradley Jr.’s homer against Noé Ramírez in the seventh.

The Angels had a chance at a rally in the eighth, scoring on a run on an Albert Pujols single. Simmons then lined out to right field and David Fletcher hit a line drive that Andrew Benintendi caught with a leap at the fence, robbing the Angels of a run and an extra-base hit.

More to come on this story.

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