Dalbec hits 2-run shot as Red Sox rally past Angels 4-3

BOSTON (AP) — Hunter Renfroe and Bobby Dalbec each hit a two-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Friday night.

The Red Sox opened the weekend series with their second straight victory after dropping three in a row. Matt Andriese (2-2) got the win despite allowing José Iglesias’ two-run double in the seventh, and Matt Barnes struck out the side in the ninth for his ninth save.

Shonhei Ohtani hit his 11th homer for the Angels, who lost their third straight.

Los Angeles grabbed a 3-2 lead on Iglesias’ double, but Dalbec responded with a go-ahead drive off Tony Watson (1-1) in the bottom half of the seventh.

Fans chanted “Bobby!” for a few minutes until he answered the curtain call after hitting two-run homers in consecutive nights. Friday night’s shot landed with a thud when it bounced off a tarp above the seats in left-center.

Boston right-hander Nick Pivetta struck out seven in six-plus innings. He was charged with two runs and four hits.

Pivetta was pulled after Anthony Rendon's leadoff single in the seventh. Jared Walsh followed with a single against Andriese, and both runners scored when Iglesias lined a double to the corner in right.

Griffin Canning had a similar night for the Angels, striking out seven over six innings and allowing two runs and six hits.

The Red Sox jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second when Rafael Devers singled and Renfroe hit a drive to straightaway center for his fifth homer.

OHTANI BREAK

Ohtani will get some extra rest before he makes his next pitching start, manager Joe Maddon said. Ohtani was scheduled to come up again in the Angels’ rotation on Tuesday against Cleveland.

“We’re going to move him him back. We haven’t decided to where. No...

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