Ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the Dodgers have been rumored to add a big-name closer, but it's unlikely they will pay for one.

Garrett Crochet has shone throughout his first season with the Red Sox, and that will continue tonight against a Dodgers team trying to regain its mojo. The Boston Red Sox are hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in a battle of the lefties.

Roberts added that Betts was home in Nashville before he planned to join the team back at Fenway Park. Betts won his first World Series title in a year to remember for the Red Sox back in 2018, when Boston defeated the Dodgers in five games. He won American League MVP that season among a slew of individual accolades.

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The Red Sox have spoken for years about building towards sustainable success, but one look at the Dodgers shows how far they still have to go.

Readers of the Los Angeles Times give their thoughts on the Dodgers' pitching problems, Mookie Betts' slump, the Clippers and WNBA All-Star Game.

Shohei Ohtani didn't hit a home run for the first time in a week, but Teoscar Hernandez did as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Boston Red Sox