Street pays for mistakes as Red Sox rally

ANAHEIM — Behind in the count against Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia in the ninth inning, Angels closer Huston Street thought his slider had enough bite to miss his bat. It didn’t.

The slider instead found the barrel of the bat as Pedroia cracked a Statcast-projected 417-foot homer to give Boston the lead. Three pitches later, a mistake slider to Xander Bogaerts also found its way into the stands as the Red Sox rallied to hand the Angels a 5-3 loss on Sunday at Angel Stadium.

“It just wasn’t very sharp,” Street said of the pitch to Pedroia. “It just rolled in there, and that happens sometimes. You’re trying to locate a pitch and you don’t snap it off, that’s probably what it was. I didn’t pull it down hard enough. I thought since I put it in that location, [Pedroia] couldn’t hit a homer.”

It’s been a frustrating season for Street. Given a three-run cushion to begin his outing, Street gave up five runs in two-thirds of an inning to balloon his ERA to 6.45 and give him his third blown save of the year. He’s had his name tossed around in trade discussions, though he may not have many suitors left as Monday’s 1 p.m. PT non-waiver Trade Deadline …

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