Verdugo hits HR on 25th birthday as Red Sox beat Angels 9-0

[ASFN Admin]

Alex Verdugo hit a solo homer in his first at-bat on his 25th birthday, Xander Bogaerts also went deep with a game-breaking, three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Los Angeles Angels 9-0 on Saturday. Rafael Devers added a solo shot, Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run double and Franchy Cordero drove in two runs with two doubles for the Red Sox (25-16), who won their third straight and matched their season high by climbing nine games over .500. “We needed a game like that to be able to rest some players,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.

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