Game 110: Red Sox at Dodgers lineups and notes
The Red Sox are bidding a fond farewell to the month of July.
Boston went 21-4 in July, an .840 win percentage that was best in franchise history for a month with a minimum 15 games.
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“Obviously the month of July was incredible and necessary with where we were at,” Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said. “It was necessary that we played better and got on a run and we got on a heck of a run. We have to continue that now because we’re playing very good baseball.”
The Red Sox won again on Friday, taking down the Dodgers, 9-4, in the series opener. Ceddanne Rafaela belted a go-ahead two-run homer in a five-run seventh inning as the Sox rallied for the victory.
Andruw Monasterio added a two-run double in the seventh and Jarren Duran had two RBIs on Friday, one day after causing a stir when he gestured toward third base after Willson Contreras did not tag up from third base on his fly ball.
Contreras was hit in the helmet by a 95.4-m.p.h pitch in the third inning and left the game. According to Tracy, initial concussion tests “went fine,” with Contreras set to undergo more tests Saturday.
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Lineups
RED SOX (58-51): TBA
Pitching: LHP Payton Tolle (6-6, 3.32 ERA)
DODGERS (69-41): TBA
Pitching: RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6, 2.72 ERA)
Time: 9:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Yamamoto: Willson Contreras 0-3, Caleb Durbin 0-1, Andruw Monasterio 1-1
Dodgers vs. Tolle: Has not faced any LA Dodgers batters
Stat of the day: Boston has won each of Tolle’s last four starts, as he posted a 3.05 ERA during that stretch.
Notes: Tolle will be facing the Dodgers for the first time. … Yamamoto did not appear in the All-Star Game in order to get some extra rest, and the decision seems to have worked wonders. He delivered a pair of wins following the break, including a complete game effort on July 19 against the Yankees. … Yamamoto will be facing the Red Sox for the first time. … After winning six of eight games immediately after the break, the Dodgers have lost three of their last five.
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