Boston Red Sox’s Garrett Crochet delivers a pitch to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani (17) celebrates his home run in front of Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel, left, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox , Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman, right, celebrates with Trevor Story, left, after scoring on a double hit by Roman Anthony in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw winds up for a pitch to a Boston Red Sox batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Boston Red Sox’s Alex Bregman, right, scores in front of Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, left, a double hit by Roman Anthony in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Crochet shakes off Ohtani’s leadoff homer and outpitches Kershaw as Red Sox top Dodgers 4-2
BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.
Boston Red Sox’s Garrett Crochet delivers a pitch to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.
Boston rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI double off Kershaw as the Red Sox won for the third time in eight games since the All-Star break. .
Crochet gave up two solo homers in the first. Shohei Ohtani went deep on the third pitch of the game for his 38th of the season, a day after . One batter later, Teoscar Hernández launched one over the Green Monster.
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Crochet (12-4) quickly recovered, however, and allowed two runs or fewer for the 18th time in 22 starts this season. Aroldis Chapman got three outs for his 18th save, striking out pinch-hitter and former Red Sox star Mookie Betts to end it.
Making his first regular-season start at Fenway Park, Kershaw (4-2) gave up four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings with two strikeouts.
The three-time Cy Young Award winner’s only previous start in Boston came on the way to winning the title.
Key moment
With the Red Sox trailing 2-0 in the second, Duran drove a pitch over center fielder Andy Pages’ head to the wall for a two-run triple and then scored on Abraham Toro’s sacrifice fly.
Key stat
Duran had his first career game with two triples. The previous Red Sox player to do that was during his 2018 AL MVP season.
Up next
RHP Dustin May (6-6, 4.73 ERA) starts Sunday for the Dodgers in the series finale. Boston RHP Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.72) faces his former team.
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