Eduardo Rodriguez leads the Red Sox in front of the Dodgers



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BOSTON – The upsurge actually began before the break of the All-Star game, when the Red Sox followed their disappointment in London by taking five out of six against the Blue Jays and Tigers.
But the symbolic beginning of what they hoped would be their spectacular rebirth was Friday night at Fenway Park, when

BOSTON – The upsurge actually began before the break of the All-Star game, when the Red Sox followed their disappointment in London by taking five out of six against the Blue Jays and Tigers.

But the symbolic beginning of what they hoped would be their spectacular rebirth was Friday night at Fenway Park, when the second half opened with a World Series rematch against the Dodgers, in which Boston won 8- 1.

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For this race to be memorable, the Red Sox must do better – much better – than in the first half.

Eduardo Rodriguez did just that for the defending champions, smothering the MLB's most winning team to become the first winner of the 10 games of the Red Sox this season.

In seven impressive heats, Rodriguez recorded 22 jumps and failures in a career high. Half of them had problems of change, while L.A. weighed 11 of the 33 attempts made by Rodriguez. He allowed five hits and one run, made two and tied a season high for strikeouts with 10.

If the Sox can find who they thought was on the mound, everything could change quickly. Even with the win, manager Alex Cora's team is 18-25 against teams with record wins. This makes this weekend against the Dodgers one to watch closely. And Friday was certainly a good start, as Boston (50-41) had nine games over .500 for the first time this season.

The offense, which has been prolific lately, has continued to do its part. Four days of rest did nothing to cool Rafael Devers. The very soft third baseman crashed a solo circuit on the Green Monster at the bottom of the first and added a double RBI – again in the opposite field.

In the seventh inning, after an hour of rain, Dave Roberts, the Dodgers coach, had seen enough of Devers and ordered an intentional march. It did not work either, as Xander Bogaerts followed with a three-pointer that allowed the Monster to clear the game to a rout.

Ian Browne has covered the Red Sox for MLB.com since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne and Facebook.

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