Rafaela's Walk-Off Homer Lifts Red Sox Over Angels

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a 308-foot two-run walk-off home run around Fenway Park's Pesky Pole in the ninth inning, giving the Boston Red Sox an 11-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels and avoiding a series sweep. Rafaela's homer, among the shortest tracked by Statcast, was his third in as many games and extended his hitting streak to eight games with a .412 average. The Red Sox rallied from four separate deficits, tying the game in the eighth with a Rafael Devers RBI single. Taylor Ward drove in four runs for the Angels, who lost leads of 4-0, 7-5, 8-7, and 9-8. The dramatic finish was confirmed after a crew chief review. Boston will face the Yankees next after a scheduled day off.