Will the Dodgers beat the Red Sox on Sunday Night Baseball Aug 2?
87% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 31 predictions cast.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Sunday Night Baseball, August 2, 2026, completing a three-game sweep for Boston at Dodger Stadium. The Red Sox hit four home runs in the game -- from Ceddanne Rafaela (his third straight game with one), Wilyer Abreu, and Masataka Yoshida -- while the Dodgers managed none.
Boston built its lead early, scoring twice in a 30-pitch first inning, then broke the game open with back-to-back home runs from Rafaela and Abreu to start the third inning. Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan was removed after allowing five runs in 2 2/3 innings, and Los Angeles' offense could not overcome the deficit.
The result extended Boston's winning streak to five games and completed a sweep of a Dodgers team that entered the series among the sport's top contenders, adding to a series of head-to-head results in 2026 that were closer than the Dodgers' overall record suggested.
The community heavily favored a Dodgers win (87% yes), making this one of the day's bigger community misses; the Red Sox won instead, resolving "no."