Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 1st, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Updated 08/01/2026, 01:13 AM ET

Red Sox vs Dodgers Game Information

The Boston Red Sox stay on the road Saturday night with a 9:10 PM matchup inside Dodger Stadium for game 2 of 3 in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Boston comes into Saturday as the third-place team in the American League East as one of the hotter teams in baseball since the All-Star break having won 5 of the last 6 including 3 in a row following the win in Game 1 of this set. The Los Angeles Dodgers come into Saturday nearly 30 games above .500 and as the top team in the National League West after winning 3 of the last 6 following the loss on Friday night to end a 2 game-winning streak. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.

Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox offense has compiled a .244 batting average this season, scoring 454 runs on 878 hits. Boston has a .315 OBP and a .393 team slugging percentage. The Boston pitching has been their biggest strength with a 3.54 team ERA this season. Willson Contreras leads Boston this season with a .289 batting average, 23 home runs, and 67 RBIs.

Dodgers Preview

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the best teams in baseball, with a .261 batting average and have scored 562 runs on 960 hits. Los Angeles has a .341 OBP and a .433 team slugging percentage. The Los Angeles pitching has been just as stout with a 3.58 team ERA. Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles with a .301 batting average. Shohei Ohtani has a .289 batting average and leads the team with 23 home runs. Andy Pages has a .269 batting average and leads Los Angeles with 71 RBIs.

Red Sox vs Dodgers Pitching Matchup

Payton Tolle will get the start for Boston on Saturday, looking to push his record above 500. Tolle is 6-6 this season with a 3.32 ERA across 95 innings. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will counter for Los Angeles. Yamamoto is 11-6 this season, with a 2.72 ERA, and has thrown 125.2 innings.

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Red Sox vs Dodgers Pick

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the much better team in this matchup and will have the edge on both sides of the dish on Saturday. Look for the Dodgers to continue their winning ways at home as they do the work to get the win in Game 2 of this set to further their lead in the National League West.

Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers -163
Secondary: Over 8
Lean: Shohei Ohtani Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers win 9-4.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday.