Boston Red Sox sweep Dodgers with four homers in series finale

The Boston Red Sox completed a three‑game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning the final game 8‑4 at Dodger Stadium. Boston hit four home runs, three of them in the third inning, as Ceddanne Rafaela homered for the third straight game, followed by back‑to‑back blasts from Wilyer Abreu and a solo shot by Masataka Yoshida.

Jake Bennett (7‑4) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, while Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan was removed after 2 2/3 innings having given up five runs. The loss came shortly after Los Angeles acquired Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. The Red Sox improved to 60‑51, holding the second AL wild‑card spot and extending their recent surge to a 23‑3 record since early July.