Get Dodgers vs. Red Sox predictions for July 31, 2026, featuring Kalshi prices, 10,000 Dimers simulations and Shohei Ohtani player props.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ceddane Rafaela's go-ahead two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied after blowing an early lead to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday night in the series opener.

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers open a 3-game series in Los Angeles, California, Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET.

Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer and looks solid in his return from knee soreness, but the Red Sox hit Will Klein and Cole Irvin hard in the Dodgers' 9-4 loss.

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The Red Sox worked their plan to perfection Friday in order to finish off the best winning percentage over a full month in franchise history. After going 21-4 -- their most wins in a month since August 2004 -- with an .

The Tigers completed the trade which sent Jones to the Boston Red Sox on July 14 by acquiring 24-year-old left-hander Jojo Ingrassia on Saturday. Ingrassia, who was being groomed as a starting pitcher,

LOS ANGELES — In what was a record-setting month for the Red Sox, they may have saved their best win for last. After coughing up a three-run lead and watching Dodger Stadium erupt three-run fifth, the Sox punched back — and hard — for a convincing 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.