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Crochet allowed two solo homers in the first inning but then settled in. The lefty led the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers in front of a sold-out, mixed crowd of 36,687. “The first inning, I‘ve never seen anything like that," Cora said. “Credit to them.”

It was October-like, high-stakes baseball theater from start to finish at Fenway Park on Saturday night as the Red Sox and Dodgers battled it out in front of an electric, sold-out crowd.

Garrett Crochet allowed two solo home runs in the top of the first, but then pitched five shutout innings to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday night.

Set up perfectly for a Hollywood ending at Fenway Park, Mookie Betts took a perfect fastball for strike three on the way to a Dodgers loss.

With Marcelo Mayer all but certain to be placed on the injured list with a wrist injury, the Red Sox are summoning David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester.

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the teams in Major League Baseball that could find help from the Boston Red Sox if they move on from Jarren Duran. Reports have indicated that Duran could be traded,

One team that could use an influx of young and consistent starting pitching is the Boston Red Sox. While ace Garrett Crochet continues to be worth every penny and Lucas Giolito and Brayan Bello have emerged as key arms in the last month,