Freddie Freeman had four hits, including a tie-breaking double, Mookie Betts doubled and scored two runs in his return to Fenway Park and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4.
Nick Pivetta allowed four runs over two relief innings to take the loss for Boston, which had won its previous two. Starter Kutter Crawford lasted five innings, plus two batters, yielding two runs off four hits.
Betts popped out in foul territory to lead off the game. Then Verdugo, one of the players Boston acquired for the 2018 AL MVP, opened the bottom half of the inning with a first pitch home run that landed in the right field bullpen. Trevor Story made it 3-0 in the second when he bashed a two-run homer into the Green Monster seats in left field.Crawford was pulled in favor of Pivetta, but it didn’t stop the rally.David Peralta grounded out. But Boston couldn’t get out of inning before Kiké Hernández tied it with a single to center.Red Sox: Claimed RHP Zack Weiss off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels and optioned him to Triple-A Worcester.
In addition, Red Sox fans gave a nice ovation during Hernández’s first at-bat. Hernández played for Los Angeles for six seasons before signing with Boston in 2021 in free agency. He was traded back to the Dodgers in July.Dodgers: LHP Julia Urias will face Boston for just the second time in his career. In his lone appearance against the Red Sox in 2019 he struck out two in two scoreless innings.
Red Sox: RHP James Paxton has pitched five-plus innings in 13 of his 17 starts. He is 1-0 with a 4.85 ERA in two career starts against the Dodgers.
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