Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
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Hernández and Smith rally Dodgers past Red Sox 7-6 in 11 innings
Smith lined a base hit to center field off Greg Weissert (2-2) to give the Dodgers the victory.
“It was back and forth all game. It was a fun one to come out on top of,” Smith said. “Just trying to get a pitch to hit and get in the air.”
Hernández was the automatic runner at second base to begin the 11th. He advanced to third on pinch-hitter Cavan Biggio’s sacrifice bunt. Chris Taylor walked and Shohei Ohtani was intentionally walked to set the stage for Smith, who delivered the sixth walk-off hit of his career and first since 2022.
“They don't want Shohei to beat them so tonight was Will's opportunity. I feel just as comfortable with any one of those guys up at the plate with the game on the line. It was a huge win,” manager Dave Roberts said.
Hernández, who entered in the seventh, kept the Dodgers alive twice. He tied it at 4 in the ninth with a solo homer to left-center off former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.
It was the first homer Jansen has allowed this season.
“He gave me one to handle and I didn’t miss it. I was able to make contact and after that, it was just compete mode,” said Hernández, who reached 10 years of MLB service time on Saturday.
Hernández then evened it 6-all in the 10th with a base hit up the middle to drive in Andy Pages, whose one-out double brought home automatic runner Freddie Freeman.
Blake Treinen (3-2) got the win by retiring Boston in order in the 11th.
Tyler O'Neill hit a pair of two-run homers for the Red Sox, who had won six straight games decided by one run.
With Jarren Duran as the automatic runner in the 10th, O'Neill's two-run shot off Evan Phillips leading off the inning gave the Red Sox designated hitter his third multi-homer game of the season.
O'Neill gave Boston a 4-3 lead in the seventh with a two-run drive into the Dodgers' bullpen in left field. It was the fifth time in his seven-year career he had at least four RBI in a game.
“He took some good swings. That's what he can do,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “Not every day he's going to be 100%. We know that, but in the batter's box he's a game changer. He had an outstanding game.”
Duran drove in the other two Red Sox runs in the fifth with a double off the wall in right-center.
Bryan Bello allowed three runs on five hits and struck out seven in six innings. It was the seventh straight game a Boston starter went at least six innings, its longest streak since an eight-game run in 2018.
Gavin Lux also homered for Los Angeles with a solo shot just over the fence in right-center in the second.
Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski didn’t allow a run in 4 1/3 innings and struck out five.
WEB GEM
O'Neill's first homer ended up negating a great play by James Outman. The Dodgers' center fielder made a leaping catch of Rob Refsnyder’s line drive and held onto the ball while crashing into the wall for the first out in the seventh.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 2B Vaughn Grissom (right hamstring) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester.
Dodgers: RHP Tyler Glasnow (lower back tightness) is on track to come off the injured list Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Boston RHP Kutter Crawford (6-7, 3.04 ERA) takes the mound in the series finale. Los Angeles will go with LHP James Paxton (7-2, 4.38 ERA).
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
11th Inning | Smith singled to left, E. Hernández scored, Ohtani to second, Taylor to third. | |
11th Inning | Ohtani intentionally walked, Taylor to second. | |
11th Inning | Taylor walked. | |
11th Inning | Biggio sacrificed to first, E. Hernández to third. | |
11th Inning | Rafaela in center field. | |
11th Inning | Biggio hit for Vargas |
Statistics
BOS | LAD | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
9 | Ground Balls | 11 |
12 | Strikeouts | 12 |
6 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
10 | Hits | 12 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
5 | Walks | 6 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
6 | Runs | 7 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
40 | At Bats | 39 |
2 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
21 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
1 | Intentional Walks | 2 |
4 | Doubles | 4 |
19 | Fly Balls | 18 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
190 | Pitches | 172 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
20 | Total Bases | 22 |
46 | Plate Appearances | 47 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
6 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
6.6 | Runs Created | 8.4 |
.250 | Batting Average | .308 |
.500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.500 | Slugging Percentage | .564 |
.400 | Secondary Average | .410 |
.348 | On Base Percentage | .391 |
.848 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .955 |
0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
5.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.6 |
49.0 | Batter Rating | 54.0 |
20.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 19.5 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
4.13 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.66 |
.250 | Isolated Power | .256 |
0.42 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
.109 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
.150 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .103 |
12.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
92.3 | MLB Rating | 99.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 48,129 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |
2024 National League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | W5 |
San Diego | 93 | 69 | .574 | 5 | L1 |
Arizona | 89 | 73 | .549 | 9 | W1 |
San Francisco | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | L1 |
Colorado | 61 | 101 | .377 | 37 | L3 |