Aroldis Chapman sets relief Ks record, Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stifles Angels in 5-2 win

— Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Jul 4, 2026, 12:22 am - AP
BOS
LAA
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0130100005110
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J. Bennett
win

J. Bennett3-3

7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
R. Detmers
loss

R. Detmers3-6

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
A. Chapman
save

A. Chapman17

1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSLAA
2ndDuran hit sacrifice fly to left, González scored.10
3rdGonzález singled to right, Abreu scored and Contreras scored, Durbin to third.30
3rdDuran hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Durbin scored, Duran to first on error by first baseman Schanuel, Duran to second, González to third.40
5thDurbin homered to left (358 feet).50
8thSiri homered to right center (408 feet).51
8thNeto singled to right, Lowe scored.52

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS
(38-48)
(38-48, 21-21 Away)
(38-48)
Jake Bennett
(7-4, 2.90)
-110
ML
-105
o7.5
-110
-1.5
+164
Los Angeles AngelsAngelsLAA
(36-53)
(36-53, 21-23 Home)
(36-53)
Reid Detmers
(3-7, 4.03)
u8
-115
-114
u7.5
-109
+1.5
-200
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