After a disappointing series in San Francisco, the Red Sox head to Anaheim to face the Los Angeles Angels. These will be games 80, 81, and 82 on the season. It’s not early: it’s midseason. And despite a hot couple weeks the Red Sox enter at 40-39, just a single game over .500. They’re (barely) on the outside looking in for a Wild Card spot. This is a team that can either push onward or fall apart for the fourth straight year.
The Angels are 11-9 in June. Boston is 12-7, losing two-of-three to these same Angels at Fenway Park.