World Series Game 1: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers, October 23, 2018
World Series Game 1
October 23, 2018, 8:09 PM ET | Fenway Park
Starting Pitchers
Los Angeles Dodgers
Recorded starter
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Los Angeles DodgersBoston Red Sox
.775
OPS.792
235
HR208
804
Runs876
3.38
ERA3.75
1.15
WHIP1.25
1565
Strikeouts by pitchers1558
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Justin Turner led Los Angeles Dodgers with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dozier2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Max MuncyPH/1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Turner3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Freese1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasmani GrandalPH/C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny MachadoSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris TaylorLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cody BellingerPH/CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt KempDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Enrique HernándezCF/LF/2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yasiel PuigRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin BarnesC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Andrew Benintendi led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie BettsRF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Pearce1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch MorelandPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eduardo NúñezPH/3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Kinsler2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sandy LeónC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Pitching
Clayton Kershaw went 4.0 innings for Los Angeles Dodgers (5 SO, 5 ER); Chris Sale went 4.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (7 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Clayton Kershaw | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Madson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Urías | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro Báez | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Wood | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Chris Sale | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Brasier | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
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- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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