Baseball: Yoshida hits 5th homer as Red Sox hold off Dodgers

Masataka Yoshida launched his 5th home run of the season as the Boston Red Sox held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 for their fifth consecutive win on Sunday.Yoshida hit an RBI single to left field to open the scoring in the first inning and a solo shot in a three-run third.The left-handed Japanese hitter went 2-for-4 with two RBIs at Dodger Stadium.Teammates Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu marked back-to-back homers in the third frame. "Riding on that upbeat momentum, I was able to react well to a ball that came a bit inside," Yoshida said."It was not perfect, but I believed that it woul…READ FULL ARTICLE