The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels will play Wednesday at Angel Stadium. First pitch from The Big A is at 6:38 p.m. PT.
Boston (26-22 SU and 27-27 RL) will start left-hander James Paxton. The 34-year-old is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in two outings this season.
Los Angeles (26-23 SU and 24-25 RL) will counter with fellow lefty Tyler Anderson. The 33-year-old is 1-0 with a 5.27 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in eight starts.
The Angels are -115 moneyline favorites and the game total is 9.
Boston lost Monday's series opener 2-1, as the Angels broke a 1-1 tie on an eighth-inning long ball. The boys from Beantown are 8.5 games out of first place in the AL East division standings.
The Red Sox average 5.40 runs (4th) and hit .266 (4th) with a .775 OPS (5th). They've hit 58 homers (12th) and stolen 30 bases (19th). The Boston pitching staff has a 4.77 ERA (25th) and a 1.34 WHIP (23rd) with 12 quality starts.
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Paxton takes the mound for the visitors in the series finale. He's made two starts this season since returning from injury, surrendering two runs on four hits vs. St. Louis and one run on five hits vs. San Diego. He earned a win for his six-inning showing versus the Padres and has a 14:3 K:BB ratio this season.