ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27 (UPI) -- David Ortiz hit two homers and Clay Buchholz threw seven solid innings Monday to boost the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Ortiz's first blast, a third-inning solo shot, put the Red Sox ahead for good at 2-1. He extended the lead to 4-1 with a two-run homer in the eighth and Boston went on to take the first of a three-game set at Angels Stadium.
J.D. Drew added a two-run double and Kevin Youkilis contributed three hits for the victors.
Buchholz (11-5) rebounded from his worst start in two months in his previous outing against Oakland, holding the Angels to one run on five hits over seven innings.
Dan Haren (7-9) started for Los Angeles a day after he was obtained in a trade from Arizona and took the loss. He was removed from the game after 4 2/3 innings when he was struck on forearm by a line drive off the bat of Youkilis.
Haren allowed two runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings in his Angels debut, striking out eight.
