LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Brayan Bello threw four scoreless innings and Ceddanne Rafaela homered and drove in two runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Dodger Stadium.

Boston took a 3-0 lead with one run in the second and two in the third. Los Angeles answered with one in the fourth and three in the fifth, taking a 4-3 lead on Shohei Ohtani’s two-run homer. The Red Sox surged ahead with five runs in the seventh. Rafaela hit a two-run homer, Andruw Monasterio added a two-run double and Jarren Duran drove in another run. Boston added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

Bello (3-6) picked up the win, allowing three hits and striking out three over four innings. Ranger Suarez allowed three runs in relief. Cole Irvin (0-1) took the loss. Boston had 12 hits; Los Angeles had 10. Ohtani finished 2 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs. Masataka Yoshida had two hits and an RBI, and Duran drove in two.

Attendance was 47,903 and the game lasted 2:53. Boston improved to 58-51; Los Angeles dropped to 69-41.