The 2018 World Series continues this Friday night, and the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Boston Red Sox for the first time in the series. Boston arrives with the advantage of 2-0 so the Dodgers need to leave with advantage of here if they still want to walk calm in the next games.
The Red Sox will send Rick Porcello from the start to the starting area and hope to be victorious and much more relaxed for Game 4 on Saturday. Porcello had a 4.28 ERA in the regular season and has allowed 5 runs in nearly 11 postseason innings.
The Red Sox come relatively comfortable to this commitment. Even if they win only one of the three games they will have in Los Angeles, they would return home with two chances to win the World Series title.
JD Martinez and Mookie Bets hit home runs solo during the last game. Martinez finally gave the Red Sox the lead in the sixth inning. It should be noted that the Boston bullpen has five innings without races in this series.
On the other hand, Dave Roberts, coach of the Dodgers, will give confidence to young Walker Buehler in the mission to revive his team at Dodger Stadium. Remember that just in April of this year he made his debut in the big leagues at the age of 24. The right-hander came to the team to supply the absence of some losses in the rotation and did so with good results.
When he arrived at the team he said he would only be recovering Rich Hill, but with the possible injuries of Kershaw and Ryu, the right-handed pitcher remained with the Los Angeles team and showed that he has the quality of a professional.
During his first season as a major league starter, Buehler posted a record of 8 wins and 5 losses with a 2.62 ERA. In the postseason he has three starts, one against Atlanta in the third match of the Division Series and two against Milwaukee in games 3 and 7 of the Championship Series, but his effectiveness percentage rises considerably to 5.40 in the playoffs.
The Red Sox are looking for their ninth Major League title in the next two games at Dodger Stadium to crown a perfect season. But on the other hand there will be Dodgers who grow up in front of their people and want a victory to enter the game again and end their streak of more than 3 decades without winning the World Series.