Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras exited Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium after being hit by a 95 mph pitch in the helmet.

At the end of a weird series in a minor league ballpark, a four-days-but-feels-longer stretch in which they did not hit or defend particularly well against one of the worst teams in baseball, the Red ...

Contreras has been Boston’s best hitter for most of the season, but was in a 1-for-16 spell when he stepped up in that key spot in the eighth.