Dodgers Move To Within 1 Game Of First Place Giants With Win Over Red Sox

LOS ANGELES (AP) —Rob Segedin set a Dodgers record with four RBIs in his major league debut, Adrian Gonzalez hit his 300th career home run and Los Angeles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Sunday night.

With the bases loaded and one out in the fourth, Segedin drilled a 2-0 pitch from David Price over the head of center fielder Mookie Betts for a two-run double, his first big league hit in his second at-bat.

Segedin came up again with two outs in the fifth and the bases loaded, and he lined a single to right to give the Dodgers a 6-2 lead. He was lifted in a sixth-inning double switch.

The 27-year-old Segedin was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City prior to the game after 2,331 minor league plate appearances. The Dodgers acquired Segedin from the Yankees in January.

Gonzalez, who had three hits for the second game in a row, hit a 2-2 pitch from reliever Junichi Tazawa high over the wall in right-center field in the seventh for his 10th home run of the season. He became the seventh active player to reach 300 homers and 400 doubles.

Howie Kendrick followed Gonzalez with a homer four pitches later, marking the third time this season the Dodgers have hit back-to-back home runs.

Justin Turner hit his 20th home run, and seventh since the All-Star break, leading off the fourth.

Price (9-8) fell to 2-7 over his last 14 starts, and Boston fell to 5-6 on this 11-game trip. Price has not won since July 10.

Andrew Benintendi had three hits, two RBIs, scored a run and stole a base for Boston, which selected the 22-year-old with the seventh overall pick in the 2015 draft.

Betts had an RBI single and reached base three times for Boston.

Los Angeles starter Brandon McCarthy struggled with control from the outset, walking five and hitting a batter over 3 2/3 innings. Thirty-four of his 65 pitches were out of the strike zone, with three reaching the backstop, including one behind left-handed hitting Travis Shaw.

Jesse Chavez (1-0) got the win with 1 1/3 innings in relief.

Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth to earn his 34th save.

CLAYTON CATCH

Clayton Kershaw resumed baseball activities by playing catch prior to Sunday's game as he continued his attempt to return to the mound this season.

Sidelined since his last start on June 26, Kershaw (mild herniated disc) was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Wednesday and is not eligible to return until Aug. 27.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Red Sox: DH David Ortiz walked as a pinch hitter Sunday after coming up sore from his first start of the season at first base Saturday. 1B Hanley Ramirez was also reduced to pinch hitting — he struck out leading off the ninth — after reporting more soreness in his wrist when he arrived at Dodger Stadium. ... OF Chris Young went through an aggressive baserunning session prior to Sunday's game. Boston will wait to hear how Young feels Monday before deciding when to begin his rehab assignment.

Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill, scratched Saturday because of a blister, has been penciled in to start on Friday against the Pirates. ... OF Trayce Thompson was transferred to the 60-day disabled list and won't be eligible to return to the Dodgers until Sept. 9.

NEXT UP

Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (14-3, 3.46) will start in Tuesday night's opener of a three-game set against the Yankees at Fenway Park. Porcello is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts against the Yankees this season.

Dodgers: Rookie RHP Julio Urias (1-2, 4.98) will make his first start since July 21, his 10th for the Dodgers this season, Monday night against Philadelphia. Urias gave up three runs on six hits in three innings against the Rockies after being called up for his fourth stint this year with Los Angeles.

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