World Series 2018

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World Series 2018
team Victories Regular season
Boston Red Sox 4th 108-54, .667
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 92-71, .564
Period: 23-28 October 2018
MVP: Steve Pearce (Boston)
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ALCS 2018 NLCS 2018

In the World Series 2018 from October 23 to 28, the winner of the North American Major League Baseball was determined for the 114th time . The best-of-seven series is traditionally played between the winner of the American League and the champion of the National League . The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers met for the first time since 1916 . Also, this was the second time after 1977 and 1978 that the Dodgers reached the World Series twice in a row.

World Series 2018 venues

The way to the World Series

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The American League and National League winners were determined between October 12 and 20, 2018. The three division winners and the winner of the wild card game met in two division series matches in best-of-five mode ( ALDS or NLDS = American or National League Division Series). Then the winners of the Division Series matches played the best-of-seven from the respective league champion ( ALCS or NLCS = American or National League Championship Series ).

As in the previous season, the MLB team that had the better result from the regular season received the privilege of a fourth home game. In 2018, it was the Boston Red Sox .

The following results were found in the postseason:

  Wild Card Games League Division Series League Championship Series World Series
                                     
2  Houston Astros 3
3  Cleveland Indians 0    
2  Houston Astros 1
American League
  1  Boston Red Sox 4th    
  1  Boston Red Sox 3
    4th  New York Yankees 1
4th  New York Yankees 7th
5  Oakland Athletics 2   AL  Boston Red Sox 4th
  NL  Los Angeles Dodgers 1
2  Los Angeles Dodgers 3
3  Atlanta Braves 1    
2  Los Angeles Dodgers 4th
National League
  1  Milwaukee Brewers 3
  1  Milwaukee Brewers 3
    5  Colorado Rockies 0
4th  Chicago Cubs 1
5  Colorado Rockies 2

Submit Results
Wild Card Games: one game; ALDS, NLDS (Division Series): Best-of Five; ALCS, NLCS (Championship Series), World Series: Best-of-Seven


Results overview

game date guest Result home Total status place Playtime spectator box
Game 1 23 October 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-8 Boston Red Sox 0-1 Fenway Park 3:52 38,454
Game 2 October 24, 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers 2-4 Boston Red Sox 0-2 Fenway Park 3:12 38,644
Game 3 October 26, 2018 Boston Red Sox 2–3 (18) Los Angeles Dodgers 2–1 Dodger Stadium 7:23 53,114
Game 4 October 27, 2018 Boston Red Sox 9-6 Los Angeles Dodgers 3–1 Dodger Stadium 3:57 54,400
Game 5 October 28, 2018 Boston Red Sox 5–1 Los Angeles Dodgers 4–1 Dodger Stadium 3:00 54,367
The Boston Red Sox win the World Series 4–1.

Game summaries

Game 1

October 23, 2018 at 8:09 pm EDT at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4th 8th 0
Boston Red Sox 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 X 8th 11 0

WP : Matt Barnes (1–0)   LP : Clayton Kershaw (0–1)  

HRs :   LAD - Matt Kemp (1) BOS - Eduardo Núñez (1)

Game 2

October 24, 2018 at 8:09 pm EDT at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Boston Red Sox 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 4th 8th 0

WP : David Price (1–0)   LP : Hyun-jin Ryu (0–1)   SV : Craig Kimbrel (1)  

Game 3

October 26, 2018 at 5:09 pm PDT at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , California

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th R. H E.
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7th 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 1

WP : Alex Wood (1–0)   LP : Nathan Eovaldi (0–1)  

HRs :   BOS - Jackie Bradley Jr. (1) LAD - Joc Pederson (1), Max Muncy (1)

With 18 innings and a playing time of 7 hours and 23 minutes, this game was the longest game ever played in a World Series. The previous record was Game 3 of the 2005 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros with 14 innings and 5 hours and 41 minutes .

Game 4

October 27, 2018 at 5:09 pm PDT at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 9 8th 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 4th 0 0 2 6th 9 0

WP : Joe Kelly (1–0)   LP : Dylan Floro (0–1)  

HRs :   BOS - Mitch Moreland (1), Steve Pearce (1) LAD - Yasiel Puig (1), Kiké Hernández (1)

Game 5

October 28, 2018 at 5:09 pm PDT at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 R. H E.
Boston Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 8th 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0

WP : David Price (2–0)   LP : Clayton Kershaw (0–2)  

HRs :   BOS - Steve Pearce 2 (3), Mookie Betts (1), JD Martinez (1) LAD - David Freese (1)

Cumulative game overview

team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th R. H E.
Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1 2 2 1 4th 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 34 1
Boston Red Sox 4th 1 1 0 5 1 7th 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 42 2
HRs :   LAD - David Freese (1), Kiké Hernández (1), Matt Kemp (1), Max Muncy (1), Joc Pederson (1), Yasiel Puig (1) BOS - Steve Pearce (3), Mookie Betts ( 1), Jackie Bradley Jr. (1), JD Martinez (1), Mitch Moreland (1), Eduardo Núñez (1)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Steve Pearce named MVP of World Series. HardballTalk, accessed October 29, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Boxscore: Boston vs. Los Angeles, game 1. MLB.com, accessed October 24, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Boxscore: Boston vs. Los Angeles, game 2. MLB.com, accessed October 25, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Boxscore: Los Angeles vs. Boston, Game 3. MLB.com, accessed October 27, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Boxscore: Los Angeles vs. Boston, Game 4. MLB.com, accessed October 28, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b Boxscore: Los Angeles vs. Boston, Game 5. MLB.com, accessed October 29, 2018 .