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Tallies seven hits across twin bill Betts went 7-for-8 with a walk, a double, two runs and three RBI over both games of Thursday's doubleheader against Cleveland.

Impact Game 1 of the twin bill was technically a resumption of Wednesday's contest, which was suspended by rain. Betts recorded his second career five-hit performance in that victory, with the other coming back in 2016 with Boston. The All-Star outfielder added two more base knocks in the nightcap before being removed for a pinch runner in the sixth inning with the Dodgers comfortably ahead. Betts has been scorching at the plate during August, slashing .463/.516/.817 with seven homers, eight doubles, 21 RBI, 24 runs and three stolen bases through 22 games. He's lifted his season average over 30 points to .310 during that span, and with 34 homers, 89 RBI, 105 runs, 10 thefts and standout defense both in the outfield and infield, his name is deservedly coming up in NL MVP discussions.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Cora: Ex-Red Sox Ryan Brasier 'should get a loud, standing ovation' Ryan Brasier signed with the Dodgers after the Red Sox released him. He has been dominant and manager Alex Cora hopes fans will give him "a...

AUGUST 25, 2023 • MASSLIVE.COM

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AUGUST 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

Has productive day at plate Hernandez went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Thursday's win over the Guardians.

Impact Hernandez doubled in his first at-bat before coming around to score on a Mookie Betts single, giving the Dodgers their first run of the game. The shortstop then chipped in an RBI double and a solo homer in his final two plate appearances, giving him his first long ball since Aug. 7. It was also just his third three-hit performance this season and his second since being acquired by Los Angeles. He's now batting .292 in August with two homers, 15 RBI and 11 runs scored and has driven in two runs in back-to-back games.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starts rehab assignment DeLuca (hamstring) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Impact DeLuca had been on the shelf for the previous month with a strained right hamstring but is finally game-ready again. The outfielder might not be a given to be re-added to the big-league roster once ready, although rosters expanding to 28 in September could help his case.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pitches scoreless inning Ferguson did not factor into the decision Thursday, allowing one hit and zero walks over a scoreless inning against the Guardians.

Impact Ferguson opened the game for the Dodgers and retired the first two batters he faced before hitting Kole Calhoun with a pitch. He also allowed a single in the inning but was able to work his way out of the jam before being relieved by Ryan Yarbrough to open the second. The reliever has not allowed a run in six of his last appearances, though he's also recorded just two strikeouts over that stretch.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

How to watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox (8/25/23): FREE LIVE STREAM, time, TV, channel for Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ The Boston Red Sox face the Los Angeles Dodgers in an MLB regular season game on Friday, August 25, 2023 (8/25/23) at Fenway Park in Boston,...

AUGUST 25, 2023 • NJ.COM

Dodgers vs. Red Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 25

Preview the August 25 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Why did the Red Sox trade Mookie Betts? Revisiting the contract dispute that prompted 2020 Dodgers deal Mookie Betts is one of baseball's most dominant players, and he came at a relative pittance.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Red Sox play the Dodgers after Verdugo's 4-hit game

The Boston Red Sox take on the Los Angeles Dodgers after Alex Verdugo's four-hit game on Thursday

AUGUST 25, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shohei Ohtani's pitching future? How MLB starters have fared following second Tommy John surgery

Shohei Ohtani might need Tommy John surgery again. Would that end his pitching prime? Here's a look at how other notable starters have recov...

AUGUST 25, 2023

Stats of the week: Mookie's leadoff power, Trea's 2-HR inning and more Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (Aug. 18-24). Leadoff power: Mookie Betts’ 11th leadoff homer...

AUGUST 25, 2023 • MLB.COM

Dodgers News: JD Martinez Details Key to Resurgent Season Back to his previous All-Star form.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Injured Rookie Begins Rehab Assignment with Nowhere to Play in LA A bit of help will soon be on the way, if the Dodgers need it.

AUGUST 25, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Fred Lynn on Mookie Betts' return to Fenway: 'It's gonna be very emotional' for him CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — One night every summer, the Oldtime Baseball Game takes over a diamond at St. Peter’s Field in Cambridge, Mass., to play...

AUGUST 25, 2023 • KANSASCITY.COM

Dodgers use four-run fifth to complete doubleheader sweep vs. Guardians The Los Angeles Dodgers scored a road doubleheader sweep on Thursday, riding a four-run fifth inning to top the Cleveland Guardians, 9-3.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Shoving at Triple-A Hurt has a 3.75 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 21 strikeouts and a 50 percent groundball rate in 12 innings across three appearances since getting promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 2.

Impact Hurt has been following an opener since getting to Triple-A, and his already elite strikeout rate has ticked up from 39.4 percent in 65 innings for Double-A Tulsa to 44.7 percent in the Pacific Coast League. His 40.2 percent strikeout rate on the season trails only org. mate Emmet Sheehan (41.4 percent) among minor-league pitchers with over 60 innings pitched this season, and his 28.5 K-BB% also ranks second to Sheehan, despite an elevated 11.7 percent walk rate. Hurt has a fastball that sits in the mid-to-upper 90s along with two swing-and-miss secondaries in his slider and changeup. His walk rate and age (25) are the only knocks against him at this point, and he has logged a career-high 77 innings after tallying 71.2 frames in 2022.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 24, 2023 • MLB.COM

Mookie Betts' five hits send Dodgers past Guardians Mookie Betts delivered his second career five-hit game and drove in a pair of runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 6-1 victory over the...

AUGUST 24, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Betts has 5 hits, then Hernández homers and doubles twice as Dodgers beat Guardians 6-1 and 9-3

Mookie Betts matched his career high with five hits in the completion of a suspended game and Kiké Hernández homered and doubled twice in the scheduled game to lead the Los Angeles...

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench for later game Rojas is not in the lineup for Thursday's later game against the Guardians.

Impact Rojas finished 1-for-3 with a single, a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's suspended game, which had to be completed Thursday afternoon in Cleveland. Enrique Hernandez will start at shortstop for the Dodgers in the regularly-scheduled tilt.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians lose to Dodgers in suspended game from Wednesday Jose Ramirez hit a home run Wednesday night, but the Guardians lineup was silent when the game resumed Thursday.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Called up as bulk pitcher Pepiot was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City as the 27th man and will serve as the bulk pitcher in Thursday's later game at Cleveland, Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA reports.

Impact Caleb Ferguson is going to open the game and then Pepiot will enter to handle the majority of the innings for the visiting Dodgers. Pepiot could officially join the Los Angeles rotation next week as a replacement for Tony Gonsolin (forearm), presuming he pitches well enough Thursday against the Guardians to lock down that that role.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting out later game Smith is not in the lineup for Thursday's later game at Cleveland.

Impact Smith caught all nine innings and went 0-for-4 with an RBI sac fly in Wednesday's rain-suspended 6-1 win, which had to be concluded Thursday afternoon. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate in the Dodgers' regularly-scheduled tilt versus the Guardians.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Confirmed as opener Thursday Ferguson will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher in Thursday's later game at Cleveland, Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Impact Ferguson was not needed in the resumption of Wednesday's suspended game, so he'll get the call to kick off the Dodgers' regularly-scheduled tilt versus the Guardians, likely covering only the first inning before giving way to bulk pitcher Ryan Pepiot. Ferguson, 27, carries a 2.87 ERA and 54:20 K:BB across 47 innings this season with Los Angeles.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE