Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout homer as Angels sweep Red Sox - ESPN

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered in the same game for the 26th time, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their fourth straight win and a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 7-3 victory Wednesday night.

«It's pretty cool when we go deep twice,» Trout said. «Good things happen.… (The Red Sox) beat us three out of four when we played them out there (in Boston), so it's good to get a little sweep.»

Rookie Zach Neto hit a three-run homer during the Angels' four-run second inning and added a double in his first three-hit game for Los Angeles, which has won six of seven overall.

The Angels' MVP duo came through in the early innings. Ohtani connected in the third for his team-leading 12th homer, taking James Paxton to the opposite field with his fourth shot in 10 days. The pitch was 3.74 feet above the ground, making it the second-highest pitch on which Ohtani has ever homered.

«That's big power right there,» Angels manager Phil Nevin said before referencing the overcast, cool weather patterns known as May Gray or June Gloom at this time of the year in Southern California. «The ball wasn't really carrying very well tonight, (so) to go the other way with the air the way it is right now (is impressive).»

Trout followed in the fourth with a two-run shot off Nick Pivetta, matching Ohtani's season total with his fourth homer in seven days. The three-time AL MVP also passed Joe DiMaggio with his 362nd career homer.

«You can just feel the excitement in the dugout, and how excited the fans are» when Ohtani and Trout go deep, Angels starter Tyler Anderson said.

The Angels are now 4-0 this season when Ohtani and Trout homer in the same game, something that has happened 26 times since Ohtani joined the Angels in 2018.