Red Sox vs. Dodgers (July 20, 2024) Preliminary Game

Boston Red Sox (53-43, third in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (57-41, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Saturday, 7:15pm EDT

PROBABLE PITCHING: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.32 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 85 strikeouts); Dodgers: Justin Wrobleski (0-1, 6.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, eight strikeouts)

: LINE Dodgers -134, Red Sox +113; over/under is 8 runs

CONCLUSION: The Los Angeles Dodgers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox.

Los Angeles has a 29-19 record at home and a 57-41 record overall. The Dodgers have the eighth-best team batting average in MLB play at .253.

Boston is 29-18 away and 53-43 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective slugging percentage of .425, which ranks fifth in MLB.

The teams will play on Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Will Smith has 19 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs for the Dodgers. Shohei Ohtani is 12-for-39 with two doubles, two triples and two home runs in the last 10 games.

Rafael Devers has 18 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 13-for-42 with five doubles, a home run and two RBI in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 4-6, .234 batting average, 5.44 ERA, 15 fewer runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .270 batting average, 4.04 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Dodgers: Daniel Hudson: Day-to-Day (Back), Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 60 days IL (Triceps), Dustin May: 60 days IL (Elbow/Osophagus), Tyler Glasnow: 15 days IL (Back), Jason Heyward: 10 days IL (Knee), Max Muncy: 60 days IL (Oblique), Walker Buehler: 15 days IL (Hip), Michael Grove: 15 days IL (Laters), Mookie Betts: 10 days IL (Hand), Ryan Brasier: 60 days IL (Calf), Connor Brogdon: 60 days IL (Foot), Brusdar Graterol: 60 days IL (Shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 60 days IL (Forearm), Clayton Kershaw: 60 days IL (Elbow), Tony Gonsolin: 60-day IL (Elbow)

Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15 days IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15 days IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60 days IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10 days IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 days IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60 days IL (shoulder), Bryan Mata: 15 days IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60 days IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 days IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 days IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.