Sox Squander Five-Run Lead, Lose to California Angels, 7-6

Bob Oliver, capping a hot month of May, drilled a three-run homer in a seventh-inning rally that carried the California Angels to a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox yesterday.

RBI Total

Oliver hiked his RBI total for the year to 29 with his seventh homer, which came off veteran reliever Bob Bolin, 1-1.

Bolin took over for Boston starter John Curtis after Vada Pinson and Lee Stanton singled with one out in the seventh. Frank Robinson greeted Bolin with a run-scoring single and Oliver followed with his decisive blast, enabling the Angels to salvage the finale of a three-game series.

The Red Sox jumped on California starter Rudy May for a 5-0 lead after four innings.