BOSTON — TWO DOWN, TWO TO GO. The Boston Red Sox are heading to Los Angeles after taking a 2-0 lead over the Dodgers in the 2018 World Series.
Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles. The Dodgers would need a win to avoid an 0-3 deficit that no World Series team has ever recovered from.
Los Angeles, who hadn't started a game this year in a temperature below 58, faced a 53-degree chill at the beginning of the opener. The Dodgers lost 8-4. It was just 46 in the first inning for Game 2, and the Dodgers' bats were cold again — their last 16 hitters retired in order.
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Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt was annoyed at the conditions experienced by his relievers in a bullpen just in front of the right-field bleachers.
"Brutal. Pretty brutal," he told Sports Illustrated. "What I don't understand is why baseball allows it. You've got the rubber right there and people literally standing over you."
Fenway's frenzied fans benefit the Red Sox, a big league-best 57-24 at home during the regular season and 8-1 in the World Series since 2004.
"They live baseball 24 hours, seven days a week," said Boston manager Alex Cora, who played for the Dodgers from 1998-04 and for the Red Sox from 2005-08.
Cora confirmed during his post-game press conference that Rick Porcello will start for the Sox for Game 3.
Alex Cora confirms Rick Porcello will start Game 3 #WorldSeries
— Tom Leyden (@TomLeyden) October 25, 2018
The Boston 25 News team traveled to Los Angeles Thursday just hours after the big Game 2 win.
Who needs sleep?! We’re off to LA to cover the @RedSox in the #WorldSeries! #DoDamage #BeatLA #RedSox #RedSoxNation #MLB #Baseball #Boston #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/X1VAL9JTvG
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) October 25, 2018
Here is your first look INSIDE Dodger Stadium. We are only ones crazy enough to be here at 5AM. #RedSox due here today. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/q9Vx3Vimbe
— Bob Ward Boston 25 (@Bward3) October 25, 2018
Now, we must patiently wait until Friday to see the Red Sox do more damage.
Good News: We're up 2-0 in the #WorldSeries
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 25, 2018
Bad News: n/a pic.twitter.com/CtvB7xN2ZE
The @RedSox have won 6 straight #postseason games.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) October 25, 2018
The only other years where they won 6+ consecutive games… 2004 (8) and 2007 (7). pic.twitter.com/AfeN1vnDom
The Red Sox have won 14 of their last 16 World Series games, dating to a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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