Red Sox Beat Dodgers 4-3, Dodgers Lose Series

Quick Stats:

• Dustin May(LAD): 0 IP, 4 Hits, 4 Runs, 0 Walks, 5 Strikeouts(Loss)
• Walker Buehler(BOS): 2 IP, 4 Hits, 3 Runs, 5 Walks, 4 Strikeouts(No Decision)
• Brennan Bernardino(BOS): 1 IP, 1 Hit, 0 Runs, 1 Walk(Win)
• Shohei Ohtani(LAD): 2-4, RBI
• Michael Conforto(LAD): 3-4, HR, RBI
• Mookie Betts(LAD): 1-4, RBI

LAD: 7 Hits, 3 Runs, 9 Walks, 6 Strikeouts

BOS: 6 Hits, 4 Runs, 1 Walk, 7 Strikeouts

The Game Story:

1^st Inning: Mookie Betts opens the game by grounding out to short. Shohei Ohtani draws a walk. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging for the second out. Freddie Freeman flies out to right to end the top half of the inning. The pitch hits Roman Anthony. Alex Bregman flies out to right. Jarren Duran singles to right to put runners on first and third with one out. Trevor Story hits a sac fly to center for the second out, and the run scores as the Red Sox lead 1-0. Masataka Yoshida makes an error by Michael Conforto—Carlos Narvaez grounds into a force out to end the inning.

2^nd Inning: Andy Pages flies out to right. Michael Conforto flies out to center for the second out. Tommy Edman flies out to left to end the top half of the inning. Wilyer Abreu flies out to center. Ceddanne Rafaela singles to center. Abraham Toro grounds into a force out for the second out. Roman Anthony comes up to bat. Toro steals second. Anthony grounds out to first to end the inning.

3^rd Inning: Dalton Rushing grounds out to second. Miguel Rojas draws a walk. Mookie Betts flies out to center for the second out—Shohei Ohtani singles to center to put runners on first and second with two outs. Teoscar Hernandez draws a walk to load the bases. Freddie Freeman draws a walk, bringing in a run, and the score is tied at 1-1. Andy Pages flies out to right to end the top half of the inning. Alex Bregman strikes out looking. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging for the second out. Trevor Story strikes out swinging to end the inning.

4^th Inning: Michael Conforto hits a home run to center and the Dodgers take the lead 2-1. Tommy Edman grounds out first. Dalton Rushing lines out to second base for the second out. Miguel Rojas draws a walk. Mookie Betts comes up to bat. Rojas steals second. Betts singles to center and Rojas scores and Dodgers extend their lead to 3-1. Shohei Ohtani singles to right center, putting runners on first and third with two outs. Teoscar Hernandez strikes out swinging to end the top half of the inning. Masataka Yoshida grounds out to second. Carlos Narvaez strikes out swinging for the second out. Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging to end the inning.

5^th Inning: Freddie Freeman strikes out looking. Andy Pages strikes out looking for the second out. Brennan Bernardino comes in to relieve Walker Buehler. Michael Conforto doubles down the left field line. Tommy Edman draws a walk. Dalton Rushing flies out to left to end the top half of the inning. Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out to short—Abraham Toro singles to center. Roman Anthony triples off the monster, scoring the run, and the score is 3-2. Alex Bregman hits a home run over the beast, and the Red Sox lead 4-3. Jarren Duran lines out to center for the second out. Trevor Story flies out to right to end the inning.

6^th Inning: Greg Weissert comes in to relieve Bernardino. Miguel Rojas hits a double to left off the monster. Mookie Betts flies out to right. Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging for the second out. Teoscar Hernandez grounds out to third to end the top half of the inning. Jack Dreyer comes in to relieve Dustin May. Masataka Yoshida flies out to center. Carlos Narvaez strikes out swinging for the second out. Wilyer Abreu flies out to center to end the inning.

7^th Inning: Justin Wilson comes in to relieve Weissert. Freddie Freeman flies out to left. Andy Pages flies out to right for the second out. Michael Conforto hits a ground-rule double to right. Tommy Edman is hit by the pitch. Will Smith pinch hits for Dalton Rushing. Smith flies out to left to end the top half of the inning. Will Smith remains in the game at catcher. Justin Wrobleski comes in to relieve Dreyer. Ceddanne Rafaela lines out to left. The pitch hits Abraham Toro. Roman Anthony grounds into a forceout, and Toro is out at second. Wild Pitch by Wrobleski puts Anthony on second. Alex Bregman draws a walk. Jarren Duran strikes out swinging to end the inning.

8^th Inning: Aroldis Chapman comes in to relieve Justin Wilson. Miguel Rojas draws a walk. Mookie Betts draws a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. Shohei Ohtani flies out to left.  Hyeseong Kim replaces Rojas as a pinch runner. Jordan Hicks comes in to relieve Chapman. Teoscar Hernandez lines into a double play to end the top half of the inning.  Hyeseong Kim stays in the game at second. Trevor Story grounds out to third. Rob Refsnyder pinch hits for Masataka Yoshida. Refsnyder singles to left. Carlos Narvaez grounds into a double play to end the inning.

9^th Inning: Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. Andy Pages grounds out to short for the second out. Michael Conforto draws a walk. Esteury Ruiz pinch runs for Conforto. Ruiz steals second. Tommy Edman grounds out to third to end the game.

Final Score: Los Angeles Dodgers-3, Boston Red Sox-4

Dodgers Player of the Game

Michel Conforto gets the nod just based on his long home run to dead center at Fenway Park.

My Thoughts: No beating around the bush, this was a series that the Dodgers should have won but did not. These types of series will occur throughout the long baseball season, but the teams will need to recoup, as a hungry Reds team will be waiting to welcome them into Cincinnati tomorrow evening. Dustin May was good until he wasn’t, and the Red Sox found their power in this series. The Dodgers didn’t lay down and kept fighting, so hopefully the fighting will turn into a series win in Cincinnati.

Next Up:  Dodgers send out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to face off against Chase Burns for the Reds. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 PM PST. The game will be aired on Sportsnet LA

Clay Gregory

Growing up and living in Oklahoma I fell in love with the game of baseball from an early age from playing T ball through High School. I have always had an admiration for the Boys in Blue with how the Dodger Way is the right way to play the game. Tommy Lasorda is my favorite manager of all time and my all-time favorite players are Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Guerrero, Mike Piazza and Clayton Kershaw. I am enamored with Dodgers history from the Brooklyn days when they were Dem Bums to the days of Fernandomania to Mannywood and beyond. Vin Scully will always be the best announcer the game has ever seen and it will always be time for Dodger baseball. I am married to the love of my life Melissa who gave me the inspiration to actually take on this crazy idea of writing about the Dodgers and without her support I would not be able to do what I love. My cousin Zach Chase and uncle John Chase for being a Dodger encyclopedia and sharing their knowledge with me. I will bring my perspective and love for the team to readers and I will most likely have spelling errors from time to time but I promise ill do my best on it. I want to bring you a unique perspective on your favorite team and also throw some humor along the way. I love to talk about baseball with anybody who will listen and I look forward to the Dodgers going back-to-back in their quest for another World Series Championship. Dodger Blue through and through.

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