Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman left the team's 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday with back tightness, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.

5) Red Sox starter Walker Buehler faced his old team for the first time. The 30-year-old righty posted a 3.27 ERA in 131 outings (122 starts) for the Dodgers from 2017-24 after they drafted him in the first round (24th overall) in 2015. He lasted just 4 ⅔ innings, giving up three runs, four hits and five walks while striking out four.

With their offense mostly neutralized since the All-Star break, Alex Bregman is the player most capable of getting the Red Sox into gear down the stretch.

Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman left the team's matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday with an apparent injury, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.

Aroldis Chapman didn’t look like his dominant self in the eighth inning Sunday against the Dodgers, and after facing just three batters he came out with an apparent injury.

As the San Diego Padres continue to nip at the heels of the spiraling Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the West, general manager AJ Preller has been hard at work trying to creatively improve the team.

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.

T he Boston Red Sox have had to make quick adjustments following the unexpected injury of Marcelo Mayer. The young infielder, one of the team's rising stars, has been placed on th