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Shohei Ohtani hits two-run homer as Angels end skid with win over Red Sox

The Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani connects on a single against the Oakland Athletics on June 28, 2019, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

The way the Angels were playing during their franchise-record 14-game losing streak, with breakdowns in every facet of the game and the pressure mounting with every defeat, it seemed like it would take something extraordinary, something unexpected, for them to end their 2 1/2-week freefall.

They got both in Thursday night’s 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox before a crowd of 28,595 in Angel Stadium,

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