Kershaw allows three runs in the second inning, including a two-run triple by Jarren Duran, as the Dodgers fall 4-2 despite early home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez.

Crochet (12-4) allowed two runs in the first inning, then combined with Justin Wilson, Garrett Whitlock, and Aroldis Chapman to blank the Dodgers for eight innings.

Lefty masher Romy Gonzalez will start at second base and bat cleanup for the Red Sox against future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA) on Saturday.