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The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Boston Red Sox, falling into a three-game losing streak on the very day 'championship contractor' Tarik Skubal (30), winner of the American League Cy Young Award, officially joined the team. The Dodgers surrendered all three home games in the series, tarnishing their pride before Skubal, whom they brought in as a 'championship contractor.'
On the 3rd (Korean time), the Dodgers lost 4-8 to Boston in a home game at UCLA Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. With this defeat, the Dodgers surrendered the entire three-game home series, recording both a sweep and a three-game losing streak.
Skubal, who joined the Dodgers via trade from the Detroit Tigers, officially became part of the team starting with today's game. Broadcast footage captured Skubal exchanging first greetings with manager Dave Roberts, the coaching staff, and new teammates including Shohei Ohtani, raising expectations, though it could not change the game's outcome.
Boston also took the lead early in this game. In the top of the first inning with two outs and runners on first and second, consecutive RBI hits by Masataka Yoshida and Caleb Durbin gave Boston a 2-0 lead.
The Dodgers immediately launched a counterattack in the bottom of the second. After one out, consecutive hits from Kyle Tucker, Teoscar Hernandez, and Max Muncy loaded the bases, and a run was scored on an infield grounder by Ellyse Alphonso to cut the deficit to 3-2. With two outs and runners on second and third, Boston intentionally walked leadoff hitter Ohtani, but the next batter, Andy Paredes, hit a two-run RBI double to take a 3-2 lead.
However, the Dodgers' lead did not last long. In the top of the third inning, Boston's Rafael Elala and William Abreu hit consecutive home runs (back-to-back), turning the game around. Following that, with one out, Yoshida also hit a solo home run, allowing Boston to surge ahead 5-3 on three consecutive home runs.
Trailing 3-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Dodgers capitalized on a chance created by Muncy's hit and an opposing wild pitch, putting runners on first and second with one out. However, Ohtani struck out swinging, leaving behind regret. Paredes then followed with a one-run double to narrow the gap to 4-6. But that was as far as they could go. The Dodgers surrendered two more runs in the top of the eighth inning due to a wild pitch and an error by the fielder.
Starting at designated hitter for the first time today, Ohtani extended his hitting streak to six consecutive games with a hit to left field in the bottom of the first. He finished 1-for-3 with two walks, recording three hits in total, but it was not enough to stop the team's losing streak. Ohtani's season batting average rose slightly from 0.291 to 0.292.
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