LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Ceddanne Rafaela homered twice and the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Rafaela gave Boston a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a solo drive to left center off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Dodgers answered in the second when Teoscar Hernandez launched a two-run homer to right, scoring Freddie Freeman, who had opened the inning with a single. Boston tied it in the third on Rafaela’s second solo shot of the day, another fly ball to left center.

The go-ahead run came in the eighth. Andruw Monasterio led off with a ground-rule double to left, and Jarren Duran followed with a bunt single that put runners at the corners. Connor Wong then grounded into a double play, allowing Monasterio to score from third to make it 3-2.

Payton Tolle started for Boston and worked six innings, allowing two runs on nine hits while striking out seven. Tyron Guerrero threw a scoreless seventh, giving up one hit, and Justin Slaten earned the win with a clean eighth. Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 27th save, striking out one.

Yamamoto took the loss despite a strong outing, allowing three runs on four hits over eight innings with three strikeouts. Alex Vesia pitched a scoreless ninth for the Dodgers.

Rafaela finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Hernandez went 3-for-4 for Los Angeles, and Freeman also collected three hits. Monasterio was 1-for-3 with a run scored.

The Dodgers outhit Boston 10-4 but stranded runners at key moments. Boston’s bullpen retired the side in order in the seventh and eighth innings, and Chapman worked around a quiet ninth to seal the victory.

The win improved Boston’s record to 59-51. The Dodgers fell to 69-42. Attendance was announced at 49,291, and the game lasted 2 hours, 9 minutes.

Boston has now won the first two games of this series after taking Friday’s matchup 9-4. The teams close out the three-game set Sunday.

Rafaela has been a key force at the top of Boston’s lineup. He had a home run in Friday’s series opener and added two more Saturday, giving him 14 for the season.

Hernandez’s homer was his 10th of the year. Freeman extended his recent hot stretch with three hits, including singles in the second and sixth innings.

Yamamoto kept Boston’s offense mostly in check after the early homers. He retired the side in order in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, and he was in line for the win until Boston’s eighth-inning rally.

Boston did not have a hit after Rafaela’s second homer until Monterio’s double in the eighth. The Red Sox finished with just four hits, matching their lowest output of the winning streak.

The Dodgers had chances to add to their lead. In the second, after Hernandez’s homer, Max Muncy singled and Miguel Rojas doubled, putting runners at second and third with one out, but Tolle retired Dalton Rushing on a fly out and intentionally walked Shohei Ohtani before Andy Pages grounded out to escape the inning.

In the fourth, Hernandez singled with one out, but Muncy, Rojas, and Rushing struck out consecutively. The Dodgers put two on with two outs in the sixth on Freeman’s single and Hernandez’s single, but Muncy struck out to end that threat.

Boston also received solid defense. Wilyer Abreu threw out Andy Pages at second base on a line drive in the fifth inning, wiping out a sharp single. The call was overturned on a challenge, and the inning ended with no damage.

The ninth inning gave the Dodgers one final chance. Chapman struck out Max Muncy to open the frame, then got Mookie Betts on a groundout and Alex Call on a fly out to left to finish the game.

Chapman has now converted all but four of his save opportunities this season. Slaten, who inherited a tie game in the eighth, retired the Dodgers in order and lowered his ERA. Tolle, making his start, did not factor in the decision.

The Red Sox improved to 4-1 on their road trip, which began with a sweep of the Athletics in Oakland. The Dodgers have lost two straight after winning four of their previous five.

Sunday’s matchup will feature Boston going for a sweep and Los Angeles trying to avoid a three-game slide. The game is scheduled for an afternoon start at Dodger Stadium.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 7-6 Boston victory. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Dodgers a 60.40 percent probability to win, and Los Angeles was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The over-under was set at 8, and the teams combined for five runs.