Date: 01/11/2018
By: DavidBriny
Subject: The Boston Red Sox, Main League Baseball's best staff from start to finish in 2018
With the use of the long ball, the Red Sox beaten the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Sunday at Joker Stadium, winning the 114th edition of the Fall Old classic four games to one.
Bob Pearce hit two house runs for Boston, subscribing to Babe Ruth and Tom Kluszewski as the only players 35 or older to possess a multi-homer World Series video game. The first was a two-run shot in the top of the initial inning. He later a new solo home run in the eighth.
Pearce, a journeyman who has played for every workforce in the American League East division, had three residence runs and eight RBI in five games. Having been named World Series MVP.
"Baseball is a funny game, " Pearce said to Monk Sports. "The longer you stay in the game, great things can happen. I'm very blessed to be here right now. inches
Mookie Betts and N. D. Martinez added one home runs in the sixth and seventh, respectively.
Clayton Kershaw, who may have played his final game in a Dodgers uniform, took the loss. In seven innings, he threw in the towel four runs on several hits -- three which were home runs -- and struck out five.
For Boston, starter David Price was brilliant. Following surrendering a home run to David Freese on the primary pitch, he allowed just simply three hits, walked two and struck out five in seven innings. Prior to he was pulled in the bottom from the eighth, Price had retired 14 batters in a strip.
For a long time, Price had been known for his playoff shortcomings, having never won a game. He now has won three, which includes two in this World Series.
"It's very special, " Price tag said to Fox Sports, gesturing toward his Red Sox teammates. "Seeing all these expanded men over there only acting like little children, that's what it's all about. "
This is the ninth championship for Boston, tying the Red Sox with the Athletics for third most all period. Only the New York Yankees (27) and St . Louis Cardinals (11) have more.
Boston, who also last won it all in 2013, has now won 4 titles since 2004, which was the entire year the Red Sox out of cash what was then an 86-year drought between championships.
Boston's Alex Cora, in his first year as a manager, is a first Puerto Rican manager to take a team to -- and now win -- the World Series. He added the Red Sox to their best season in the franchise's 118-year history -- and it's near the top of the sport perfect.
"What a season, inch Cora said to Fox Sports. "Everything starts with these guys. They're very talented. They bought into it from day one in spring training. They've been very consistent as far as preparation, going about their business. What a way to end it. "
Boston ma entered the World Series seeing that the favorite, as the Crimson Sox were superior all the year. They went 22-9-1 in spring training. They earned a franchise-record 108 games in the regular season.
