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Dodgers downed by Red Sox, can't gain ground on Giants

LOS ANGELES -- Knuckleballer Steven Wright dazzled in a three-hitter, Mookie Betts had one of Boston's three homers and the Red Sox cruised to a 9-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night with David Ortiz out of the lineup in an NL park.

Wright (13-5) had nine strikeouts in his third complete game this season. He retired 15 in a row during one stretch and won his fifth straight decision.

Sandy Leon hit a two-run homer in the fourth and had four RBIs. The switch-hitting Leon has had an outstanding summer, batting .