Angels Avert 4-game Sweep With 5–4 Victory Over Red Sox

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels delivers a pitch to Masataka Yoshida (7) of the Boston Red Sox during the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on April 17, 2023. Paul Rutherford/Getty Images

BOSTON—Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run, first-inning homer and Los Angeles held off the Boston Red Sox 5–4 on Monday, April 17, in the annual Patriots’ Day game that had Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani’s pitching start shortened by a long rain delay.

Renfroe drove in four runs, helping the Angels avoid a four-game series sweep.