BOSTON (AP) — Reid Detmers struck out nine and allowed one hit over six shutout innings, Zach Neto was 4 for 5 with a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Red Sox 6-1 on Tuesday night to end Boston's five-game win streak.
Vaughn Grissom and Jose Siri hit RBI singles and the Angels scored twice on double-play grounders, providing ample offense for Detmers (5-8), who got his first win since a 1-0 decision over Kansas City on Aug. 15.
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Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony (19) misses making the play on a double by Los Angeles Angels' Travis D'Arnaud during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)-
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) is congratulated by catcher Travis D'Arnaud after his one hit outing against the Boston Red Sox following the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Detmers struck out at least one in all six innings he pitched and allowed only three runners. He retired the last 10 batters he faced after hitting Jahmai Jones with a pitch in the third, then was pulled before the seventh after throwing a career-high 112 pitches.
The Angels outhit Boston 15-4 and won for the just the third time in their last 15 games. Los Angeles also avoided a potential season sweep, improving to 1-4 against the Red Sox.
Boston went without a hit from Wilyer Abreu’s single in the first until Trevor Story led off the seventh with a double off of José Fermin, who allowed Boston’s run when Nick Sogard drove in Story with a single.
Neto gave the Angels a cushion in the eighth with his 24th homer to left-center off of Raymond Burgos.
Patrick Sandoval (1-5) struck out seven in six innings for Boston, but also allowed four runs on 10 hits and two walks. His two-out walk of Mike Trout in the third helped lead to two runs when Siri and Grissom followed with consecutive singles to put the Angels up 3-1.
RHP Ryan Johnson (3-8, 5.17 ERA) starts for the Angels against LHP Jake Bennett (9-6, 3.34) in the finale of the three-game series on Wednesday.
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Boston Red Sox's Roman Anthony (19) misses making the play on a double by Los Angeles Angels' Travis D'Arnaud during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)-
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers (48) is congratulated by catcher Travis D'Arnaud after his one hit outing against the Boston Red Sox following the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal pitched into the eighth inning, Teoscar Hernández singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth and the Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
Hernández went 3 for 3 with a walk and is hitting .484 in his last nine games. Will Smith homered early for the NL West leaders.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was given the night off to rest nagging knee and biceps injuries. Freddie Freeman went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts as the designated hitter in Ohtani's place.
Skubal (9-7) allowed two runs and four hits in 7 1/3 innings, struck out five and walked two. The Dodgers have won each of his last four outings.
Since joining the club just before the Aug. 3 trade deadline, the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner is 2-2 with a 2.84 ERA and 48 strikeouts against 10 walks in seven starts.
Tanner Scott pitched the ninth to earn his 22nd save.
The Dodgers led 1-0 on Smith's two-strike, two-out homer off Nick Lodolo in the first. Hernández walked and scored when Tommy Edman was hit by a pitch from Lodolo with the bases loaded in the second.
Hernández's go-ahead hit to center field chased Lodolo (3-4). The left-hander gave up three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, striking out six.
Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz tied it at 2 with a two-out, two-run homer off Skubal in the third. The 444-foot drive to center — the longest homer hit at Dodger Stadium this season — came on an 87 mph changeup, giving De La Cruz a homer in four consecutive games, tying his career high. He also matched his single-season club record for homers by a switch-hitter with his 25th.
De La Cruz was involved in a sparkling defensive play in the bottom of the inning.
With two outs, Hernández tripled and the ball skipped past charging center fielder Dane Myers, who chased it to the wall. Left fielder JJ Bleday came over and sent the relay throw to De La Cruz, who raced from shortstop to center. He fired a 106 mph throw to the plate to nail Hernández, who got the green light from third base coach Dino Ebel to try for an inside-the-park home run.
The Reds had the potential tying run in scoring position in the eighth on De La Cruz's two-out double off reliever Edgardo Henriquez. Sal Stewart had a 1-2 count when the Dodgers challenged a ball call. It was overturned by the Automatic Ball-Strike System, and Stewart struck out to end the threat.
Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (6-9, 5.43 ERA) starts Wednesday's series finale against RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8, 2.67).
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Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino, right, celebrates after tagging out Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández as Hernández tried to score on an inside-the-park home run during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández, right, is tagged out by Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino as he tries to score on an inside-the-park home run during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Cincinnati Reds' Elly de la Cruz gestures toward his dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith, right, hits a solo home run as Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino watches during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
