Game 86: Red Sox at Angels lineups and notes

Following a 5-2 homestand, highlighted by a four-game sweep of the Yankees, the Red Sox hit the road until the All-Star break. Nine-consecutive games away from Fenway Park kick off on Friday with a three-game series against the Angels.

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The Red Sox had a season-high five-game winning streak snapped with an 8-1 loss Tuesday to Washington and then fell 10-2 to the Nationals on Wednesday.

“Call it a really good homestand [that] that could have been a great homestand,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said.

The Red Sox, last in the American League East, will begin the trip 6 1/2 games out of the final wild-card spot in the American League. They also visit Chicago to play the White Sox and New York to face the Mets.

“We’re in a much better position than we were [before the 5-2 homestand],” Tracy said. “We got a day off [Thursday]. We haven’t had one in a while. Rest, recover, and then try and go have three really good series on the road, see if you can win a few series, and put yourself in a better position leading into the break. That’s the mindset.”

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Jake Bennett will toe the rubber for the Red Sox. Here’s a preview.

RED SOX (37-48): TBA

Pitching: LHP Jake Bennett (2-3, 3.27 ERA)

ANGELS (36-52): TBA

Pitching: LHP Reid Detmers (3-5, 3.88 ERA)

Time: 9:38 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Red Sox vs. Detmers: Wilyer Abreu 1-1, Willson Contreras 0-1, Jarren Duran 3-6, Romy González 0-0, Carlos Narváez 0-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-6, Connor Wong 1-6, Masataka Yoshida 1-4

Angels vs. Bennett: Has not faced any LA Angels batters

Stat of the day: Detmers is 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA in nine career appearances (five starts) against the Red Sox.

Notes: The Angels, last in the AL West, have won four straight home series. … Detmers comes in off an impressive June that saw him go 1-0 with a 2.27 ERA in five starts. He allowed just 17 hits in 31 2/3 innings and struck out 30. … Bennett makes his seventh career start and first against the Angels. … Willson Contreras was given a seven-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his involvement in a benches-clearing brawl with the Nationals on Tuesday. Nate Eaton received a three-game ban. … Contreras has played 82 of his 83 games this season at first base and leads Boston in almost every offensive category, including home runs (18) and RBIs (53). He is expected to appeal the suspension, which likely would not be heard until Monday after the holiday weekend. He is eligible to play until the appeal decision has been made.

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