Boston at Los Angeles

This is the ninth straight road game of a brutal 11-game trek for Boston, 3,000 miles from home. The Red Sox lose the DH for this series and have dropped nine of 14. The offense is banged up with Hanley Ramirez hurting (wrist) and has struggled on the trip. Boston goes with knuckleballer Steven Wright, who has allowed 11 runs and 19 hits in back-to-back no-decisions covering 9+ innings. He allowed three runs and 10 hits in five innings against the Los Angeles Angels in his last start to conclude July with a 6.23 ERA. Boston has struggled badly against lefties, 18-37 on the road against a left-handed starter. They face Dodger southpaw Scott Kazmir (9-4, 4.41 ERA), with the team 11-5 his last 16 starts. The Dodgers are on a 24-8 run at home, plus 72-33 at home against a right-handed starter. Take the L.A. Dodgers.