The Boston Red Sox will open up the second half of their 2024 season by taking on the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game series.
Boston entered the MLB All-Star break by taking two of three from the Kansas City Royals, which ensured the team would own a postseason position — the final American League wild-card spot — before the Midsummer Classic. The Red Sox won seven of their last 10 games while the division-leading Baltimore Orioles and second-place New York Yankees have struggled to maintain their respective positions — Boston sits 4 1/2 games back from the mountaintop in the AL East.
All-Stars Jarren Duran — with his Ted Williams MVP Award — and Tanner Houck are back with the club after partaking in the AL’s 5-3 victory over the NL in Texas. Both Red Sox representatives made appearances during the All-Star Game, though it was Duran’s go-ahead two-run home run that secured the speedy outfielder MVP honors.
Right-hander Nick Pivetta will take the mound for Boston, returning after surrendering four earned runs through 6 2/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics on July 10.
First pitch from Dodger Stadium is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET, and you can catch the interleague action, live on NESN.
Here are the Red Sox-Dodgers lineups for Friday night:
BOSTON RED SOX (53-42)
Jarren Duran, CF
David Hamilton, 2B
Tyler O’Neill, LF
Rafael Devers, 3B
Masataka Yoshida, DH
Wilyer Abreu, RF
Dominic Smith, 1B
Ceddanne Rafaela, SS
Reese McGuire, C
Nick Pivetta, RHP (4-6, 4.18 ERA)
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (56-41)
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Will Smith, C
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Teoscar Hernández, RF
Andy Pages, CF
Miguel Rojas, SS
Gavin Lux, 2B
Miguel Vargas, LF
Chris Taylor, 3B
Gavin Stone, RHP (9-3, 3.26 ERA)
