LA DODGERS 3, BOSTON 2
WHEN: 8:09 PM ET, Friday, October
26, 2018
WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
TEMPERATURE: 78°
UMPIRES: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Reynolds, LF - Fieldin Culbreth, RF - Kerwin Danley
ATTENDANCE: 53114
WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
TEMPERATURE: 78°
UMPIRES: Home - Ted Barrett, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Jim Reynolds, LF - Fieldin Culbreth, RF - Kerwin Danley
ATTENDANCE: 53114
Max Muncy hit a game-ending home run in the 18th inning
Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Boston
Red Sox in the longest World Series game ever played.
It was the first game-ending home run in a World Series
game at Dodger Stadium since 1988, when a hobbled Kirk Gibson won Game 1 in the
ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics.
Game 3 was the longest World Series game by both innings
and time (7 hours, 20 minutes).
The Red Sox now lead 2-1 in the best-of-seven series,
with Game 4 set for Saturday. Boston was one out away from taking a commanding
3-0 lead, but an error by second baseman Ian Kinsler allowed the Dodgers to tie
the game 2-2 in the 13th inning.
The Red Sox took the lead in the top of the 13th when
Brock Holt scored on an error by Dodgers pitcher Scott Alexander.
The Dodgers were also closing in on victory at one point.
They were four outs away when the Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a home run
against closer Kenley Jansen for a 1-1 tie.
The Dodgers used all eight of their relievers, but none
more than two innings, giving manager Dave Roberts confidence going into Game
4.
Jansen's blown save spoiled a brilliant outing from
Dodgers rookie right-hander Walker Buehler, who gave up just two hits over
seven scoreless innings. His 108 pitches were three more than he has thrown in
a game during his brief major league career.
The Dodgers got a home run from Joc Pederson in the third
inning but were held scoreless over the next 10 innings by Red Sox starter Rick
Porcello, along with a string of eight relievers.
Porcello gave up a run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Nathan Eovaldi (0-1), who was expected to be Boston's Game 4 starter, gave up
Muncy's game-winner after six innings of work. Eovaldi gave up two runs (one
earned) on three hits over six innings with five strikeouts.
What is the Red Sox's plan for a Game 4 starter?
Alex Wood (1-0) pitched a scoreless 18th inning to earn
the victory for the Dodgers.
The Dodgers were short on offense but did get some
defensive heroics in the 10th inning when center fielder Cody Bellinger cut
down the go-ahead run at home plate. Kinsler tried to score from third base on
a fly ball to center by pinch hitter Eduardo Nunez, but Bellinger's throw was
in time for the out.
Pederson's home run was his first of this World Series
and his fourth home run in six career World Series starts. It was also the
Dodgers' first extra-base hit in 74 plate appearances against the Red Sox in
the series.
The top four hitters in the Red Sox's lineup went a
combined 0-for-28.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
|
Boston
|
|
LA Dodgers
|
|
Player
|
||
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No Decision
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W/L
|
No Decision
|
|
4.2
|
IP
|
7.0
|
|
5
|
Strikeouts
|
7
|
|
3
|
Hits
|
2
|
|
1.93
|
ERA
|
0.00
|
Hitting
|
Boston
|
|
LA Dodgers
|
|
Player
|
||
|
2
|
Hits
|
2
|
|
0
|
RBI
|
1
|
|
0
|
HR
|
1
|
|
2
|
TB
|
6
|
|
.500
|
Avg
|
.333
|
Team Stats Summary
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Team
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Hits
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HR
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TB
|
Avg
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LOB
|
K
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SB
|
Errors
|
|
7
|
1
|
11
|
.123
|
18
|
19
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
11
|
2
|
19
|
.180
|
21
|
15
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
1
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