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.”

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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.

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.

Red Sox backup catcher Connor Wong‘s double to lead off the third inning Friday was his first extra-base hit this season. He said he's faced "challenges" this season beyond adjusting to a new role.

Hundreds of Aramark workers at Fenway Park are on strike and planning to stay out for all of a homestand between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday night.