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# STARTING PITCHERS — Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Slate date: 2026-08-02
Generated: 2026-08-04 12:06:36 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~596 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:20 PM ET
- Venue: UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3
- Status: Final — Boston Red Sox 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (at generation time)
- Away: Boston Red Sox [BOS] — record 60-51 (.541)
    Probable starter: Jake Bennett — 7-4, 2.90 ERA, 71.1 IP, 50 K / 13 BB, 1.01 WHIP (12 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-02 @ Los Angeles Dodgers (W): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 88 pitches
      2026-07-28 @ Athletics (L): 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 88 pitches
      2026-07-22 vs Baltimore Orioles (W): 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 83 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 17.2 IP, 9 ER (4.58 ERA), 12 K / 4 BB, 1.42 WHIP
- Home: Los Angeles Dodgers [LAD] — record 69-43 (.616)
    Probable starter: Emmet Sheehan — 4-8, 5.29 ERA, 95.1 IP, 108 K / 30 BB, 1.29 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-02 vs Boston Red Sox (L): 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR, 58 pitches
      2026-07-26 @ New York Mets (ND): 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 87 pitches
      2026-07-20 @ Philadelphia Phillies (L): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 87 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 13.0 IP, 12 ER (8.31 ERA), 15 K / 4 BB, 1.62 WHIP

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