{"id":797157,"date":"2026-08-01T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797157\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:38:09","slug":"red-sox-bring-3-game-win-streak-into-matchup-with-the-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797157\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox bring 3-game win streak into matchup with the Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> (58-51, third in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (69-41, first in the NL West)<\/p>\n

Los Angeles; Saturday, 9:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle<\/a> (6-6, 3.32 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> (11-6, 2.72 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Dodgers -162, Red Sox +135; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is 33-21 at home and 69-41 overall. The Dodgers rank third in the NL with 142 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.<\/p>\n

Boston has a 33-22 record on the road and a 58-51 record overall. The Red Sox have a 20-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Freddie Freeman<\/a> has a .305 batting average to lead the Dodgers, and has 27 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs. Shohei Ohtani<\/a> is 12 for 41 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras<\/a> has 18 doubles, two triples and 23 home runs while hitting .288 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela<\/a> is 14 for 43 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 6-4, .279 batting average, 4.81 ERA, even run differential<\/p>\n

Red Sox: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Dodgers: Jake Cousins<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brock Stewart<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Treinen: 15-Day IL (elbow), Blake Snell<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Casparius<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bobby Miller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Will Smith<\/a>: 60-Day IL (neck), Gavin Stone<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Glasnow<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Brusdar Graterol<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (head), Kutter Crawford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand), Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Roman Anthony<\/a>: 60-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story<\/a>: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Zack Kelly<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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