Two historic franchises gear up for a primetime clash at Fenway Park on Saturday night, as the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a three-game weekend series. These two teams opened up their weekend set on Friday night.

Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow vowed in mid-June after the Rafael Devers trade that he would still bolster the team at the deadline. Now it’s crunch time, and despite a 2-5 record with a tough schedule coming out of the All-Star break, another commanding win Saturday gave Breslow more reason to fortify the club.

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.

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The Boston Red Sox are named by MLB insiders as a potential landing spot for former aces Sandy Alcantara and Zac Gallen at the trade deadline.

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