“He was wearing a cut-off shirt," Cora said. “And when he left, I told them, ‘He looks stronger.'" Cora has seen more arm strength from 32-year-old Story as the season has progressed. He also has seen him play better defensively on balls hit to his left.

Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez hit home runs to give the Los Angeles Dodgers the lead over the Boston Red Sox.

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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.

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The Boston Red Sox need to add pitching ahead of the trade deadline, and they could look to add Minnesota Twins star pitcher Joe Ryan in the coming days.

With Marcelo Mayer all but certain to be placed on the injured list with a wrist injury, the Red Sox are summoning David Hamilton from Triple-A Worcester.