Getty LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 31: Ceddanne Rafaela #3 of the Boston Red Sox is greeted in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers heading into the seventh inning Friday night. The back-to-back World Series champions had momentum at Dodger Stadium, and Boston’s offense needed an answer.
It found one. Ceddanne Rafaela launched a two-run homer to give the Red Sox
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