Dustin May was on the verge of being ‘pushed out’ of the Dodgers starting rotation when they traded him to the Red Sox.

After being "kind of pushed out" in Los Angeles, new Red Sox starter Dustin May is excited to join a pennant race — and keep starting — in Boston.

The Red Sox made one move on Thursday ahead of MLB’s trade deadline, acquiring righty pitcher Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard. Tibbs was acquired in the Rafael Devers trade to the Giants in June,

Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and doubled in two runs, Clayton Kershaw tossed six shutout innings, and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-0 win on Friday night.

Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.62 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (8-7, 4.61 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 116 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -146, Rays +123; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays enter a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers after losing three straight games.