Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Boston Red Sox

53-44, 29-18 Away

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Los Angeles Dodgers

57-41, 29-19 Home

Freddie Freeman hits grand slam in 8th inning to lift Dodgers to 4-1 win over Red Sox

Miguel Vargas walked before Zack Kelly got Chris Taylor to strike out looking. Brennan Bernardino (3-3) relieved and gave up a double inside the left-field line to Shohei Ohtani. Will Smith was walked to load the bases, setting the stage for Freeman, who hit his 15th homer of the season.

“It was the opportunity to drive in runs, that’s all I care about,” Freeman said. “You can walk all the people you want. It’s part of the game. It’s strategy. Sinkerballer, throw a sinker in and I can roll it over for a double play. It’s the right move. Sometimes, it doesn’t work.”

Dodger Stadium was shaking to chants of “Freddie! Freddie!” after Freeman’s seventh career grand slam — his second this season. Fans wanted a curtain call and Freeman waved from the top of the dugout steps.

The Dodgers, who lost six of seven before the All-Star break, had as many hits in the eighth inning — two — as they had combined in the pervious seven innings.

Ryan Yarbrough (4-2) earned the win after allowing one hit in a scoreless eighth and Daniel Hudson got his fifth save after giving up one hit in the ninth.

All-Star Game MVP Jarren Duran hit a solo home run off Gavin Stone in the fifth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. It was his 11th homer.

Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta held the Dodgers scoreless on two hits through six innings. He faced just 21 batters, three over the minimum.

Ohtani struck out swinging in the first, third and sixth innings before his hit in the eighth.

Gavin Stone, the Dodgers' leader with nine wins at the break, gave up one run and six hits in five innings. It’s the eighth time this season he’s allowed just one earned run or fewer.

“Felt good. We ended the first half with a rocky end,” Stone said. “Starting off good in the second half was really important.”

Vargas made a nice defensive play in the eighth inning, catching a ball hit to short left field by Rafael Devers and then doubled off Tyler O’Neill at first base. It was a play that got the otherwise quiet crowd back into the game.

The Red Sox had won three of their four games before the All-Star break.

DAD DUTY

Freeman said he’ll get to hear about his grand slam on the car ride home with his son, Charlie.

“The first thing he’s going to ask is if I had to do interviews,” Freeman said. “He knows if I do good I have to do interviews. That’s the way of a 7-year-old.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: INF Triston Casas (torn rib cartilage) did not travel with the team to Los Angeles. He’s been out since April 21 and there’s still no return date, but manager Alex Cora said he’s “still far” from going on a rehab assignment. ... INF Trevor Story (shoulder surgery) was with the Red Sox in Los Angeles and told reporters he’s not ruling out a potential return.

Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw (left shoulder surgery) has yet to pitch this season but made his second rehab start on Friday. Manager Dave Roberts said he could make his next start with the Dodgers. ... RHP Joe Kelly (right posterior shoulder sprain) was activated after being out since May 5. RHP Tyler Glasnow (back tightness) threw a 3-inning simulated game and after one more bullpen expects to start against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. ... INF/OF Mookie Betts (fractured left hand), will have another X-ray in a couple of days to make sure bones are healing properly.

Red Sox: RHP Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.32 ERA) got a win in his last start before the All-Star break, allowing three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings against Kansas City. He allowed two home runs but earned his 10th victory.

Dodgers: LHP Justin Wrobleski (0-1, 6.30 ERA) was promoted June 22 and will make his third major league start. He gave up two home runs in five innings in the Dodgers' extra-innings loss to Detroit last Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

Dodgers: 60.0%

Red Sox: 40.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Smith grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Yoshida out at second.
	9th Inning	Abreu struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Yoshida singled to center.
	9th Inning	Hudson relieved Yarbrough
	9th Inning	Outman in center field.
	9th Inning	Pages in right field.

Statistics

BOS		LAD
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
10	Ground Balls	3
9	Strikeouts	10
1	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
9	Hits	4
1	Stolen Bases	0
0	Walks	4
0	Catcher Interference	0
1	Runs	4
1	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
34	At Bats	28
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	1
21	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
2	Doubles	2
15	Fly Balls	15
0	Caught Stealing	0
150	Pitches	130
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
14	Total Bases	9
34	Plate Appearances	32
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
3	Extra Base Hits	3
3.5	Runs Created	2.3
.265	Batting Average	.143
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.412	Slugging Percentage	.321
.176	Secondary Average	.321
.265	On Base Percentage	.250
.676	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.571
0.7	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.2
3.6	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.6
21.0	Batter Rating	27.0
34.0	At Bats Per Home Run	28.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
4.41	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.06
.147	Isolated Power	.179
0.00	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.40
.000	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.125
-.088	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.179
2.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
75.8	MLB Rating	72.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0