Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

MLB

Red Sox

58-51

9-4

Final

Dodgers

69-41

Dodger Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Red Sox 9-4

The Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday, July 31, 2026 at Dodger Stadium. The Red Sox win the series 3-0. The Red Sox outscored the Dodgers 5-0 in the 7th inning. Ceddanne Rafaela went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Dodgers.

Recap · Aug 1

Rafaela has 2-run homer to spark a 5-run 7th as Red Sox rally past Dodgers, 9-4

Ceddane Rafaela's go-ahead two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied after blowing an early lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night in the series opener.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 3-0.
Red Sox have won 3 straight.
Red Sox 33-22 on the road; Dodgers 33-21 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Caleb Durbin 3B
Finger, Surgery, left
Out
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

Dodgers1st in NL West

Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Brusdar Graterol RP
Back, Surgery, 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

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Ranger Suarez SP

Probable starter · 8-5, 3.22 ERA, 140 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Nick Sogard1B
2Ceddanne RafaelaCF
3Wilyer AbreuRF
4Willson Contreras1B
5Masataka YoshidaDH
6Caleb Durbin3B
7Andruw MonasterioSS
8Jarren DuranLF
9Carlos NarvaezC

Dodgers1st in NL West

Edgardo Henriquez SP

Probable starter · 4-1, 2.85 ERA, 71 K, 1.03 WHIP

Lineup

1Shohei OhtaniDH
2Andy PagesCF
3Miguel Rojas2B
4Freddie Freeman1B
5Mookie BettsSS
6Teoscar HernandezLF
7Kyle TuckerRF
8Enrique Hernandez3B
9Eliezer AlfonzoC

The series

BOS wins series 3-0

Last 5

BOS

W@ LAD9-4
W@ ATH5-4
W@ ATH4-2
L@ ATH3-4
W@ ATH4-2

LAD

Lvs BOS4-9
Wvs SEA6-2
Wvs SEA4-2
Lvs SEA6-7
L@ NYM3-8

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Game info

Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 47,903
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Third Base Umpire)