Red Sox pull off comeback, win Game 4 to take 3-1 lead in World Series

The Red Sox and Dodgers ran it back in Game 4 of the World Series Saturday night on Boston 25, after a historic Game 3 on Friday.

Eduardo Rodriguez took the mound for the Red Sox, looking to get the team back on track after their 3-2 loss that cut their series lead to 2-1.

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12:09 a.m.: The Red Sox take a 3-1 lead in the World Series with a comeback win, beating the Dodgers 9-6 on a clutch performance from Steve Pearce!

11:51 p.m.: Xander Bogaerts makes it 9-4 with an RBI of his own, giving Craig Kimbrel some insurance heading into the bottom of the ninth!

11:43 p.m.: Steve Pearce does it again! A double with the bases loaded makes it 8-4 Red Sox in the ninth inning! Eight unanswered runs for the Red Sox!

11:28 p.m.: Brock Holt scores in the top of the ninth on a single from Rafael Devers to make it a 5-4 Red Sox lead!

11:00 p.m.: Steve Pearce ties it up for the Red Sox! A solo shot in the eighth inning makes it 4-4 out in Los Angeles!

10:42 p.m.: Mitch Moreland answers with a three-run home run of his own to make it 4-3 Dodgers in the seventh inning.

10:14 p.m.: And a three-run home run from Yasiel Puig adds on to the Dodgers lead, making it 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

10:08 p.m.: The Dodgers strike first, taking a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning on an errant throw from Christian Vazquez to first base.

10:01 p.m.: No one has reached second base as the game heads into the bottom of the sixth inning...

9:49 p.m.: The Red Sox and Dodgers head into the 6th inning still scoreless, with the Red Sox keeping up with the trend of their offense from Game 3.

9:34 p.m.: Red Sox up to bat in the top of the fifth inning after a solid inning from Eduardo Rodriguez, with Christian Vazquez giving the Dodgers a scare by launching a foul ball to left field.

9:20 p.m.: Rich Hill with a no-hitter through four innings, ringing up Eduardo Nunez to end the inning.

9:02 p.m.: The Red Sox can't get the job done offensively once again, heading back to the mound in the bottom of the third in a scoreless game.

8:54 p.m.: Eduardo Rodriguez takes a pitch to his right arm as he's up to bat, with Mookie Betts getting on with a force out at second immediately after.

8:31 p.m.: Eduardo Rodriguez and Rich Hill both get out of the first inning unscathed, with the game stuck at 0-0 through one inning.

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5:12 p.m.:  Andrew Benintendi is back in the lineup in left field, with Jackie Bradley Jr. getting the night off and getting ready for any pinch-hitting duties.

Eduardo Nunez is also back in the lineup, hoping to continue with his momentum from a gutsy Game 3 performance.

The Dodgers and Red Sox made history in Game 3 on Friday night, with the Red Sox getting the short end of the stick in an 18-inning, 3-2 loss to cut the series lead to 2-1.

It certainly felt like the longest game of all time when it came to innings, especially for fans watching in Boston, and the game exceeded the record held by multiple games, spanning almost 100 years.

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With little rest time in between games, the question now is which team will have more energy left after the 7-hour, 20-minute endurance test that was Game 3.

14-inning World Series games were played in 1916, 2005 and 2015, with the Red Sox beating the Brooklyn Robins back in Game 2 of the 1916 World Series.

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However, Game 3 took the record for the longest when it comes to both innings and time, breaking the 2005 record set at five hours and 41 minutes. With an 18-inning game spanning 7 hours and 20 minutes, Game 3 made history Friday night into Saturday morning.

Game 3 at Dodger Stadium between the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox offered some interesting numbers that are appropriate for the longest game in World Series history.

Eighteen pitchers were used in the game -- nine for each team -- and they combined to throw 561 pitches.

PItch No. 561 was launched by Max Muncy into the left-field seats for the game-winning home run in the bottom of the 18th inning. It came off Red Sox reliever Nathan Eovaldi, who was entering his seventh inning of work. Eovaldi, who worked out of several jams, threw 97 pitches in relief -- 62 for strikes.

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There were more combined strikeouts (34) than there were hits (18).

Muncy’s dramatic shot was the first walk-off homer for the Dodgers in the World Series since Kirk Gibson’s dramatic ninth-inning blast off Dennis Eckersley in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 1988 Fall Classic, which was also played at Dodger Stadium.

Jackie Bradley Jr.’s game-tying homer in the eighth inning marked the fourth time in Red Sox history that a Boston player hit a game-tying shot that late in a World Series game. It was the first time since Bernie Carbo tied the epic Game 6 of the 1975 World Series with a three-run shot.

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After the game, the Dodgers said its starter would be announced later. Left-hander Rich Hill had been set to go.

Alex Cora went for a commanding lead in the World Series, using David Price and Nathan Eovaldi out of the bullpen in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

But Los Angeles won 3-2 in 18 innings Friday night, trimming Boston’s lead to 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Now Cora has to come up with a starting pitcher for Game 4.

After failing to answer the first time when asked, Cora spelled out his situation.

“TBA” he said, then repeating for extra emphasis: “TBA.”

On Saturday afternoon, just before 4 p.m. the Sox announced on Twitter LHP Eduardo Rodriguez will start tonight in Game 4 of the World Series.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report

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