8:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It’s simple now: The Los Angeles Dodgers need a win to stay alive, and Clayton Kershaw needs to deliver it. But there’s so much more to it than that. Yes, Price is getting the ball in a possible clincher, but if you’ve been following the Red Sox this October,
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8:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Twenty-two days ago, David Price was booed off the mound at Fenway Park. He had lasted just 10 batters in his start against the Yankees in the Division Series, served up two home runs and departed in the second inning as displeased fans reminded of his record in the
7:30 AM ET After the mayhem the 18-inning marathon of Game 3 wrought on both teams’ pitching staffs and the seeming ease with which Boston’s bats turned small opportunities into big innings against the Dodgers bullpen in Game 4, the starting assignments for Game 5 might seem like a relief for both teams, pitting veteran
3:46 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It was 27 innings of madness stretched out over 27 hours at Dodger Stadium and it concluded with a sizable contingent of Red Sox fans hanging out behind the Boston dugout and chanting “Let’s go, Red Sox!” and “Beat L.A!” long after the game had finished. If there’s anything
3:13 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Chris Sale stood in the back of the dugout as the World Series was slipping away and started screaming. “He’s got two pitches!” the Boston Red Sox ace hollered to his left among a stream of profanities, referring to Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill. Then he
2:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers saw a four-run lead turn into a five-run deficit in the final three innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night, prompting a 9-6 loss and an overwhelming 3-1 series deficit to the Boston Red Sox. The sudden collapse was ignited by
12:55 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — The Boston Red Sox will start David Price, not Chris Sale, when they look to close out the World Series in Game 5 on Sunday. Manager Alex Cora announced the surprise decision toward the end of his news conference following Boston’s 9-6 Game 4 win on
3:19 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts destroyed the Dodgers‘ chances of winning the World Series by managing his pitching staff like a fan who won a contest. He shuffled through his relievers, trying to find the worst one for the worst moment, and succeeded in ways even he couldn’t have imagined. He lost
3:19 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts destroyed the Dodgers‘ chances of winning the World Series by managing his pitching staff like a fan who won a contest. He shuffled through his relievers, trying to find the worst one for the worst moment, and succeeded in ways even he couldn’t have imagined. He lost
12:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES — All season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have danced along the edge of a great precipice. After blowing a lead the Dodgers never blow, the Boston Red Sox are one game from shoving Los Angeles into the void. Pinch hitter Rafael Devers stroked an RBI single in the ninth to