LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2, BOSTON RED SOX 4 (BOS LEADS 2-0) First Pitch: 8:10 P.M
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The 114th World Series Boston Red Sox VS. Los Angeles Dodgers WednesdaY, October 24, 2018 World Series Game 2 - Postgame Notes FenwaY ParK, Boston, Massachusetts LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2, BOSTON RED SOX 4 (BOS LEADS 2-0) First Pitch: 8:10 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 47 degrees Tonight's Attendance: 38,644 Time of Game: 3:12 PITCHING LINES LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes Hyun-Jin Ryu (L) 4.2 6 4 4 1-0 5 0 0 20 69/47 Ryan Madson 0.1 1 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 3 12/5 Julio Urías 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 9/8 Kenta Maeda 0.2 1 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 3 14/8 Scott Alexander 0.1 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 1 1 5/3 Pedro Báez 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 5/4 BOSTON IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes David Price (W) 6.0 3 2 2 3-0 5 0 0 24 88/58 Joe Kelly 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 3 11/8 Nathan Eovaldi 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 3 13/9 Craig Kimbrel (SV) 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 9/7 TAKING A 2-0 LEAD DODGERS AT 0-2 • This is the 55th time a team has taken a 2-0 lead in the World Series. • This is the 10th time that the Dodgers trail 2-0 in a best-of-seven Of the previous 54 times, 43 have gone on to win the Fall Classic Postseason series. The others include the 1916 World Series, 1947 (79.6%). A team jumping out to a 2-0 lead has gone on to win the World Series, 1953 World Series, 1955 World Series, 1965 World series in each of the last 10 occurrences (Yankees in 1998-99-2000; Series, 1966 World Series, 1981 World Series, 2008 NLCS and Arizona in 2001; Boston in 2004 and 2007; Chicago in 2005; San 2013 NLCS. Of the previous nine times, the Dodgers have gone on Francisco in 2010 and 2012; and Kansas City in 2015) and 16 of to win the series three times (1955 WS, 1965 WS and 1981 WS). the last 17 times, with the lone exception being Atlanta in 1996. The The Dodgers have won Game 3 in eight of the nine series, with the Braves won the first two contests at Yankee Stadium, but lost the lone exception coming in the 1966 Fall Classic. next four games. • In addition to the 1996 Yankees, who came back to beat the HOT SOX Braves, the other 10 teams to come from down 2-0 to win the World Series include: the 1986 Mets (vs. Boston); the 1985 Royals (vs. • The Red Sox are 14-2 in their last 16 World Series games after St. Louis); the 1981 Dodgers (vs. New York Yankees); the 1978 going 4-0 in 2004, 4-0 in 2007, 4-2 in 2013 and 2-0 thus far in 2018. Yankees (vs. Los Angeles); the 1971 Pirates (vs. Baltimore); the The Yankees are the only other team ever to go 14-2 or better in 1965 Dodgers (vs. Minnesota); the 1958 Yankees (vs. Milwaukee); any 16-game stretch of World Series play, doing so most recently the 1956 Yankees vs. Brooklyn); the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers (vs. from 1996-2001. New York Yankees); and the 1921 New York Giants (vs. New York • Boston has now won each of their last six Postseason games dating Yankees). back to Game 2 of the ALCS. The only other years in which they • Of the previous 54 times a team has taken a 2-0 lead, they have won at least six consecutive games in a single Postseason are 2007 gone on to win Game 3 24 times (44.4%), including 1907 and 1922 (7) and 2004 (8). (both Game 4 following a tie earlier in series). A team holding a • With tonight’s win, the Red Sox earned their 100th Postseason win 2-0 World Series lead has gone on to win Game 3 in four of the of all time, joining the Yankees, Cardinals and Dodgers as the only last six occasions (2004 Red Sox, 2005 White Sox, 2007 Red Sox, teams with at least 100 Postseason victories. The Red Sox are 2012 Giants; with the exceptions being the 2010 Giants and 2015 100-85-1 all-time in Postseason play; are 21-15 in 36 Postseason Royals). series, including 7-6 in 13 ALDS (23-25 in DS games overall), 6-5 in • This is the 39th time that a team has taken a 2-0 lead in the Fall 11 ALCS (30-32 in LCS games overall) and 8-4 in 12 World Series Classic after two home games. In the previous 38 times, the (47-28-1 in WS games overall). team with a 2-0 lead has won the World Series 31 times (81.6%), • Between the regular season (108-54) and Postseason (9-2), the including each of the last 15 such occurrences. The last team to Red Sox have won 117 games. Only three other teams have take a 2-0 World Series lead after two home games and lose the reached that total: the 1998 Yankees (125), 2001 Mariners (120) series was the 1981 Yankees, who dropped four consecutive games and 1906 Cubs (118). to the Dodgers after going up 2-0. SWEET 16 GAME 2 RESULTS • Following tongiht's game, The Red Sox are now 14-2 in their last • The Red Sox improved to 16-20-1 all-time in Game 2 of a 16 World Seris games dating back to the 1986 Fall Classic. Boston Postseason Series, including 12-6-1 at home. The Red Sox are swept the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and the Colorado Rockies in now 8-4-1 in Game 2 of the Fall Classic, including 6-2-1 at home. 2007. Boston is now 2-1 this Postseason in Game 2. • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the New York Yankees are • The Dodgers fell to 26-20 all-time in Game 2 of a Postseason series, the only other Club in the Majors to post that many wins over a 16- including 10-14 on the road. The Dodgers are now 10-10 in Game 2 game stretch in World Series play, last doing so from October 24, of the Fall Classic, including 5-7 on the road. The Dodgers are now 1996 - October 27, 2001. 2-1 this Postseason in Game 2. SOX ATTACK EARLY RED SOX AT 2-0 • The Red Sox scored first en route to their 4-2 victory with a run • This marks just the fifth time that the Red Sox have a 2-0 lead in in the second inning. With the win, Boston is a perfect 9-0 this a best-of-seven Postseason series (also 1916 World Series, 1986 Postseason when scoring first. The Red Sox compiled a 74-15 World Series, 2004 World Series and 2007 World Series). Of the (.831) record when doing so in the regular season, which paced previous four times, the Red Sox have gone on to win the series the Majors. threes times, with the lone exception coming in the 1986 Fall Classic against the Mets. Boston went on to win Game 3 in two of the four series to take a 3-0 advantage (2003 WS and 2007 WS). Game 2 Postgame Notes - Wednesday, October 24, 2018 PRICE STARTING TO CASH IN FEELING COMFORTABLE IN THE AL • Game 2 starter David Price tossed 6.0 innings tonight with five • Dodgers designated hitter Matt Kemp delivered a sacrifice fly in the strikeouts, allowing two runs on three hits and thiree walks. With fourth inning to plate Los Angeles' first run. Kemp became the first the outing, Price became the first pitcher in franchise history to log NL DH to log RBIs in back-to-back Fall Classic contests since Jim at least 6.0 innings with five-or-more strikeouts while not permitting Eisenreich in Games 3 and 4 of the 1997 World Series. more than three hits in consecutive Postseason starts. Hall of • In Game 1, Kemp's home run was the 14th by a DH on an NL team Famer Pedro Martinez is the only other hurler in Red Sox lore to in the World Series, and third by a Dodgers DH (also: Joc Pederson post two such Postseason starts, doing so in 1999 and 2004. in Game 4 last year and Mike Davis in Game 5 of 1988). It marked • David is the 15th pitcher in Postseason history to accopmlish the feat, the first time in World Series history that NL teams homered from and the first since Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw and Stephen the DH spot in consecutive Fall Classics. Strasburg each did so during the 2017 Postseason. Kershaw (2013), Kevin Brown (1998) and Mike Mussina (1997) share the MOVIN' ON UP Major League record, recording three such straight starts. • Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig delivered an RBI sinlge in the fourth BOSTON KNOWS HOW TO DH inning of tonight's game, notching his 47th career Postseason hit. • With the base hit, Puig surpassed Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese, • With the bases loaded in the fifth inning, Red Sox designated hitter and now has the fourth-most career Postseason hits in franchise J.D.