Dodgers want to win series against the Red Sox

Boston Red Sox (53-44, third in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (58-41, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

LIKELY PITCHING PLAYERS: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (6-7, 3.04 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Dodgers: James Paxton (7-2, 4.38 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Dodgers -120, Red Sox +100; Over/Under is 9 runs

Conclusion: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox are playing the last game of a three-game series. The Dodgers can win the series with a victory.

Los Angeles has a 30-19 record at home and a 58-41 record overall. The Dodgers have a 46-12 record in games in which they get at least eight hits.

Boston has a 53-44 record overall and a 29-19 record on the road. The Red Sox are 44-19 in games in which they have had at least eight hits.

The teams will meet for the third time this season on Sunday.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 29 home runs and a .632 slugging average. Will Smith has hit 11 of 38 home runs, one double, four home runs and six RBIs in the last 10 games.

Rafael Devers is second on the Red Sox with 45 extra-base hits (18 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs). Tyler O’Neill has hit 11 of 41 hits in the last 10 games, including two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 4-6, .236 batting average, 5.31 ERA, 17 runs less

Red Sox: 5-5, .275 batting average, 4.44 ERA, three runs batted in

INJURIES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 60-day IL (triceps), Dustin May: 60-day IL (elbow/esophagus), Tyler Glasnow: 15-day IL (back), Jason Heyward: 10-day IL (knee), Max Muncy: 60-day IL (oblique), Walker Buehler: 15-day IL (hip), Michael Grove: 15-day IL (lat), Mookie Betts: 10-day IL (hand), Ryan Brasier: 60-day IL (calf), Connor Brogdon: 60-day IL (foot), Brusdar Graterol: 60-day IL (shoulder), Emmet Sheehan: 60-day IL (forearm), Clayton Kershaw: 60-day IL (elbow), Tony Gonsolin: 60-day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-day IL (shoulder), Bryan Mata: 15-day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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