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.”

Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night.

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.

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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.

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