The Red Sox (56-50) came from behind and beat the Dodgers, 4-2, Saturday night at Fenway Park. With the win, the Sox evened up the series at 1-1 with the finale coming Sunday afternoon.  The Sox will be looking to win a series after losing the opener for the 8th time this season on Sunday.  It's the Red Sox 23rd comeback win of the season. Aroldis Chapman worked a scoreless 9th Inning for his 18th Save.  Chapman struck out pinch-hitter Mookie Betts to end the game. 

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Crochet Day: Garrett Crochet notched his 12th win of the season with the Sox victory Saturday night. Crochet gave up a leadoff Home Run to Shohei Ohtani and another homer to Teoscar Hernadez 2 batters later and that was it. He gave up 2 ER and struck out 10 over 6.0 Innings. It's the 5th time this season where Crochet struck out 10 or more in a start. Crochet has won 8 straight decisions.  He's given up 12 Home Runs this season and 8 at Fenway. Crochet's last lost came on May 26 on the road at Milwaukee.  The Sox are now 15-7 in Crochet 22 starts.  

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Sox at the Dish: The Sox went in front against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers in the Bottom of the 2nd. Jarren Duran tied the game at 2-2 with a 2-run Triple, his 11th Triple of the season. Duran scored the go-ahead run on a Sac Fly from Abraham Toro.  Roman Anthony reached for the 3rd time against Kershaw and put the Red Sox up 4-2 with a 2-out, RBI Double that scored Alex Bregman from 1st-Base in the 5th Inning. Duran reached with a 2-out Triple in the 6th but was left stranded. Duran reached with a 2-out Double in the 8th and it's the 7th time this season where he had multiple extra-base hits in a game. 

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#'s of the NIGHT:

The Red Sox collected 5 extra-base hits (3 Doubles & 2 Triples) in Saturday night's win and now have (102) Extra-Base Hits over their last (23) Games.  

The Red Sox had 10 total hits Saturday night, ending a streak of 11 straight games without 10 or more hits after collecting 10 or more hits in 7 in aa row. 

Starting Pitchers have 47 quality starts over the 1st 106 games. 

The Dodgers scored first Saturday night, and the opposing team has scored first in 7 of the first 8 games since the All-Star Break. The Sox are (19-35) when the opposition scores 1st this season.

Kershaw had never faced the Red Sox in the regular season prior to Saturday night. He took 2 losses against the Red Sox in the 2018 World Series. Kershaw is 29-7 in 61 career starts in interleague play.      

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox conclude their 3-game series with the Dodgers Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. The Dodgers are expected to start Dustin May.  Walker Buehler is set to face his former club. Buehler, who received his 2024 World Series ring prior to the series getting started on Friday was drafted in the 1st round (24th) overall by the Dodgers in 2015.  Friday began a stretch of playing 9 of the next 12 at home for the Red Sox. The Sox open up a 3-game series against the Twins at Target Field Monday night in Minneapolis. 

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