โ† MLB

Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

July 31, 2026 ยท 10:10 PM ET ยท Dodger Stadium
BOS 58-51  ยท  LAD 69-41

๐Ÿ Final: BOS 9, LAD 4 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ“Matchup Preview

Two quality starters take the mound tonight, making run prevention the focal point of this matchup: Ranger Suarez (3.02 ERA) for the Boston Red Sox against Edgardo Henriquez (2.79 ERA) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Ranger Suarez's 9.7 K/9 gives the Boston Red Sox a meaningful advantage on the mound, as his knack for missing bats can limit the Los Angeles Dodgers, a lineup that has been well above the league average offensively.

The Boston Red Sox have also won 3 straight games entering tonight. The Los Angeles Dodgers have also won 6 of the last 9 meetings between these two teams.

The market gives a slight edge to the Boston Red Sox, pricing them at -104.

SportsFBI's outlook favors the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight, driven primarily by the injury report and Los Angeles Dodgers' offensive composite. While the Boston Red Sox have enough offensive firepower to keep the game competitive, the Los Angeles Dodgers enter as the stronger overall matchup.

โšพ Pitching Edge: Boston Red Sox
๐Ÿ“ˆ Market: BOS -104
๐Ÿ”ฅ Momentum: BOS W3
๐Ÿ† Last 9 Meetings: LAD 6-3

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Los Angeles Dodgers
Confidence 56%
Projected Score LAD 7 ยท BOS 6
Blowout Probability 4%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

LAD Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Key injuries BOS (Willson Contreras, Curtis Mead) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BOS SP quality edge (FIP 1.99 vs 2.77) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BOS Defensive edge (dWAR 3.2) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

BOS โ€” Away LeftHP
ERA3.02
WHIP1.15
FIP2.44
K/99.7
K/BB7.3
Road ERA: 2.95
vs
LAD โ€” Home RHP
ERA2.79
WHIP1.05
FIP2.77
K/99.0
K/BB4.9

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

BOS Away LAD Home
Team OPS 0.724 0.778
Bullpen FIP 27.27 18.87
Run Diff / 10G +0.5 +0.4
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 3 -1

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines DraftKings

Spread
BOS -3.5 (-179)
LAD +3.5 (+136)
Total (O/U)
Over 12.5 (-163)
Under 12.5 (+125)
Moneyline
BOS -7800
LAD +1200

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

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BOS โ€” Away
Ceddanne Rafaela Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Masataka Yoshida Masataka Yoshida DH
Caleb Durbin Caleb Durbin 3B
Jarren Duran Jarren Duran LF
LAD โ€” Home
Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman 1B
Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani DH
Andy Pages Andy Pages CF

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