Boston @ Los Angeles preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 24, 2013 ) Boston 4, LA Dodgers 2

The one-year anniversary of the trade that reshaped two organizations is Sunday, and the schedule makers have decided to bring those two teams together. Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host their former teammates on the Boston Red Sox in the rubber match of a three-game set on Sunday. Crawford had a pair of hits in the series opener and Gonzalez delivered a two-run double in Saturday’s loss.

Those two, along with Josh Beckett and Nick Punto, were sent from the Red Sox to Los Angeles in exchange for James Loney and four prospects on Aug. 25, 2012. Only Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster remain in the Boston organization, and both have been up and down from Triple-A as the Red Sox have built a 76-55 record - good enough for a tie for first place in the American League East. Gonzalez and Crawford have combined with a strong pitching staff to put Los Angeles comfortably ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, ESPN

PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox RH Jake Peavy (9-5, 4.25 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Chris Capuano (4-6, 4.70)

Peavy endured his third straight winless start on Tuesday, allowing one run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings at San Francisco. The 32-year-old is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA in four starts since coming over in a trade from the Chicago White Sox. Peavy, who came up with the San Diego Padres and spent his first 7 1/2 seasons in the NL West, is 13-2 with a 2.27 ERA in 24 career starts against Los Angeles.

Capuano is enduring a three-start winless streak during which he owns a 7.53 ERA with 26 hits allowed in 14 1/3 innings. The veteran did not last more than five innings in any of those starts and only notched one strikeout at Miami on Tuesday. Capuano will be making his first career start against Boston and is 2-4 with a 6.23 ERA in nine home starts this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has not allowed an earned run since June 30 - a span 22 appearances.

2. Gonzalez is 1-for-7 with a pair of RBIs in the series while Crawford is 2-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs scored.

3. Boston RHP Clay Buchholz (right bursa sac strain) will make his first rehab start on Sunday.

PREDICTION: Red Sox 8, Dodgers 4