Red Sox at Dodgers, 5:09 PM PDT, TV: Fox
The visiting Sox send RHP Rick Porcello (17-7, 4.28 ERA) to the Dodger Stadium mound to face the Dodgers’ RHP Walker Buehler (8=5, 2.62 ERA). Porcello has made several relief appearances in this postseason as well as two starts, and he’s 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA. Buehler is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in his three starts this postseason. He started Game Seven of the NLCS and gave up one run on a homer by Yelich in the 4 2/3 innings he worked.
Which Dodgers are hitting well in the postseason and which are not?
From The Athletic:
…37 percent of the 38 teams to return home down 0-2 in a World Series battled back to tie the Series by Game 4. That doesn’t mean the odds are in L.A.’s favor, but the history is more favorable than you might expect.
This will be the third time this postseason Buehler has started “the most important game” for his team.
Today in Red Sox’ history:
- 1934 While Washington Senators player-manager Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson, owner Clark Griffith’s niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox.
- 2004 Pedro Martinez, Mike Timlin and Keith Foulke combine on a four-hitter to lead the Red Sox to a 4-1 victory in Game Three of the World Series.
- 2013 The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Boston Red Sox to lead the MLB 2013 World Series 2-1
Today in Dodgers’ history: They’ve never played a game on October 26 until this year.
Lineups when available.
Dodgers:
Tonight's GM. 3 Dodger lineup vs. Red Sox:
Pederson LF
Turner 3B
Muncy 1B
Machado SS
Bellinger CF
Puig RF
Grandal C
Taylor 2B
Buehler P#LADetermined | #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/1ON2c47RDl— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 26, 2018
Red Sox:
Let's keep it up! #DoDamage pic.twitter.com/ku9a9RRfqS
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 26, 2018