Red Sox aim for division lead while Dodgers slowed by injuries

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A pair of teams rocketing in opposite directions will meet in a second-half opener as the Boston Red Sox strut into the latter portion of the schedule, while the Los Angeles Dodgers try to pick up the pieces.

The three-game series begins Friday at Los Angeles.

A glance at the standings seem totell an alternate story, with the Red Sox in third place in the American League