This story originally appeared in Wednesday’s Red Sox notebook. Read the rest here. Booed off the mound after another ugly outing, Lucas Giolito was inclined to agree with fan sentiment. He allowed seven runs and eight hits in 1⅔ innings.

Lucas Giolito and the Boston Red Sox picked up a win against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday, but the starting pitcher's struggles continued.

Lucas Giolito was rocked by the Angels on Wednesday, as he failed to get out of the second inning for the Boston Red Sox.

Every failure needs a scapegoat, and the Boston Red Sox have certainly been a failure so far in 2025. Coming off a banner offseason, the Red Sox had high hopes of competing for their first playoff spot since 2021.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been proclaiming recently that he didn’t think his team was far from putting good baseball together following a dismal stretch of games. Those days of optimism appear to be dwindling after Boston’s latest setback.

The Los Angeles Angels (28-33) looked like they were on their way to sweeping the Boston Red Sox (30-34) at Fenway Park after jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on Wednesday. However,

Before the Red Sox and Angels had a chance to close out their three-game series at Fenway Park on Wednesday, the two teams got into a heated pre-game argument on the field.