Los Angeles Dodgers vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Dodgers

79-48

7-4

Final

Red Sox

68-61

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
LAD	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	7
BOS	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4

Who won: Dodgers 7-4

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Fenway Park. The Dodgers win the series 2-1. The Dodgers outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 6th inning. Max Muncy went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Dodgers. Trevor Story went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Aug 25

Betts gets ovation, scores twice against former team, Freeman has 4 hits as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4

Mookie Betts didn't arrive at Fenway Park with any expectations. He wanted to be ready to receive whatever came his way during his return to face the first major league franchise he played for.

What it means

Season series: LAD win series 2-1.
Dodgers 36-27 on the road; Red Sox 35-29 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Dodgers1st in NL West

Miguel Rojas 2B
Back, left
Day-To-Day
Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Garrett Whitlock RP
Leg, Fracture, right
Out
Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day

Probable starters

Dodgers1st in NL West

Lance Lynn SP

Probable starter · 13-11, 5.73 ERA, 191 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsRF
2Freddie Freeman1B
3Will SmithC
4Max Muncy3B
5David PeraltaLF
6Enrique HernandezCF
7Jason HeywardRF
8Michael BuschDH
9Miguel RojasSS

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Kutter Crawford SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 4.04 ERA, 135 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex VerdugoRF
2Rafael Devers3B
3Justin TurnerDH
4Masataka YoshidaLF
5Adam DuvallCF
6Triston Casas1B
7Trevor StorySS
8Reese McGuireC
9Pablo Reyes2B

The series

LAD win series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 35,653
Officials: Mark Carlson (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Second Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Third Base Umpire)