LOS ANGELES — It’s always tough to get started on that first day back at work after vacation, right?
The Dodgers were held to two hits while striking out nine times in the first seven scoreless innings on Friday night. But a ground-rule double by Shohei Ohtani sparked an eighth-inning rally and Freddie Freeman hit a grand slam to beat the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, in the first game back from the All-Star break.
The win was just their second in eight games after staggering into the break with six losses in their last seven games.