Despite the loss, Shohei Ohtani continued to re-write the record books, hitting his 38th home run of the season in the top of the first inning. Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com: Most home runs out of leadoff spot in team’s first 105 games: 2025 Shohei Ohtani: 34 2023 Mookie Betts: 28 2024 Gunnar Henderson: 27 2017 George Springer: 27 1973 Bobby Bonds: 27 The 31-year-old who likely has a leg-up in the National League MVP race,

Crochet allowed two solo homers in the first inning but then settled in. The lefty led the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers in front of a sold-out, mixed crowd of 36,687. “The first inning, I‘ve never seen anything like that," Cora said. “Credit to them.”

Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night. Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night. A Boston College junior has run marathons all around the world and in taking on that challenge, he's also out to set a new world record.

The Red Sox bounced back from a series opening loss to the Dodgers but Garrett Crochet thinks media coverage of the game favored LA's stars.

The first inning didn't go well for Garrett Crochet. But he made some adjustments after allowing two homers and shut down the Dodgers the rest of the way.