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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Boston Red Sox

2023-08-26 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 35986 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 2 mph from CF · 2:59

Boston Red Sox defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 8–5. Los Angeles Dodgers opened the scoring in the 1st — Amed Rosario singles on a ground ball to third baseman Rafael Devers. Mookie Betts scores. Freddie Freeman to 3rd. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 6th — Adam Duvall homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Justin Turner scores. Rob Refsnyder scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Adam Duvall homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Justin Turner scores. Rob Refsnyder scores — worth 36% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Max Muncy (P): Called third strike.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	5	10
BOS	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	1		8	10

W: Brennan Bernardino L: Julio Urias SV: John Schreiber

Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Brennan Miller · 2B: Tripp Gibson · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	6	1	3	1	0	0
Freddie Freeman	3	0	0	0	2	2
Will Smith	4	1	0	0	1	1
Max Muncy	5	1	1	2	0	2
Amed Rosario	2	1	1	1	1	0
Enrique Hernandez	5	0	0	0	0	3
James Outman	2	0	0	0	2	2
Chris Taylor	4	1	1	1	1	2
Miguel Rojas	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Heyward	2	0	2	0	0	0
David Peralta	1	0	1	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Verdugo	5	1	1	1	0	2
Justin Turner	4	2	3	2	0	0
Rob Refsnyder	4	1	2	0	0	1
Rafael Devers	3	1	0	0	0	1
Adam Duvall	4	1	2	3	0	1
Trevor Story	3	1	0	0	1	2
Pablo Reyes	2	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Urias	4	0	0	1	0	2
Connor Wong	3	1	1	0	1	1
Reese McGuire	1	0	1	1	0	0
Triston Casas	0	0	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Julio Urias	6.0	8	1	9
Gus Varland	1.0	1	1	1
Bryan Hudson	1.0	1	1	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Paxton	4.1	4	5	4
Josh Winckowski	1.1	1	1	1
Brennan Bernardino	0.1	0	0	1
Garrett Whitlock	1.2	4	1	3
Chris Martin	0.1	0	0	1
John Schreiber	1.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: D7/F7L
Freddie Freeman: W
Will Smith: K
Max Muncy: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
Amed Rosario: S5/G56S.3-H;2-3
Enrique Hernandez: K

Bot 1

Alex Verdugo: HR/F9D
Justin Turner: 9/F89
Rob Refsnyder: K
Rafael Devers: 4/F4D

Top 2

James Outman: K
Chris Taylor: W
Miguel Rojas: 9/F9D
Mookie Betts: 6/P1S

Bot 2

Adam Duvall: K
Trevor Story: K
Pablo Reyes: 53/G56

Top 3

Freddie Freeman: K
Will Smith: 9/F9LS
Max Muncy: 3/G1S

Bot 3

Luis Urias: K
Connor Wong: 7/F78D
Alex Verdugo: 8/L78D

Top 4

Amed Rosario: W
Enrique Hernandez: SB2
Enrique Hernandez: 43/G34D.2-3
James Outman: W
Chris Taylor: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;B-1
Miguel Rojas: S49/L4D.1-3
Mookie Betts: 53/G56

Bot 4

Justin Turner: HR/F7LD
Rob Refsnyder: DGR/L7LS
Rafael Devers: 31/G34.2-3
Adam Duvall: 3/P3SF/FL
Trevor Story: K

Top 5

Freddie Freeman: 43/G4
Will Smith: W
Max Muncy: HR/F9D.1-H
Amed Rosario: 53/G56
Enrique Hernandez: 4/F8S

Bot 5

Pablo Reyes: K
Luis Urias: K
Connor Wong: S8/L8
Alex Verdugo: K

Top 6

James Outman: W
Chris Taylor: K
Miguel Rojas: 8/F89D
Mookie Betts: S9/L9.1-2
Freddie Freeman: K

Bot 6

Justin Turner: D8/F8XD+
Rob Refsnyder: S7/L7+.2-3
Rafael Devers: K
Adam Duvall: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H
Trevor Story: W
Reese McGuire: SB2
Reese McGuire: S8/G4M.2-H
Luis Urias: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 7

Will Smith: 8/F8XD
Max Muncy: K
Jason Heyward: S9/G34
Enrique Hernandez: K

Bot 7

Connor Wong: W
Alex Verdugo: SB2.1-3(E1/TH)
Alex Verdugo: K
Justin Turner: S7/G6.3-H(UR)
Rob Refsnyder: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 8

James Outman: K
Chris Taylor: S8/F89S
David Peralta: D9/L9L+.1-3
Mookie Betts: S8/G4M.3-H;2-3
Freddie Freeman: W.1-2
Will Smith: 9/F89
Max Muncy: K

Bot 8

Rafael Devers: HP
Adam Duvall: D7/L7L.1-3
Trevor Story: 9/L9
Triston Casas: W
Luis Urias: FC4/G4.3-H;2-3;1-2(E4);B-1
Connor Wong: K
Alex Verdugo: 43/G4

Top 9

Jason Heyward: S7/G6
Enrique Hernandez: K
James Outman: HP.1-2
Chris Taylor: K
David Peralta: DI.2-3
David Peralta: DI.1-2
David Peralta: W
Mookie Betts: 8/F8XD+

Notes & reviews

Dodgers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld.
Dodgers 3B Muncy & manager Dave Roberts ejected by HP umpire Jordan Baker for arguing called third strike

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