As if there was ever a doubt.
After 108 regular-season wins, the Red Sox finished the job in playoffs, finishing with 119 wins and their fourth World Series title since 2004.
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Boston lefty David Price turned in a masterful performance, allowing just one run over seven innings of work, reversing the narrative, at least for one year.
On the other side, the Dodgers are handed their second World Series lo s in as many years, as they search for that ever elusive championship.
Here's how Game 5 unfolded.
(All times Eastern.)
Red Sox vs. Dodgers Game 5 score, live updates, highlights
11:17 p.m. FINAL: Machado strikes out swinging to end the game and the World Series. The Red Sox are world champions.
11:15 p.m.: Kike Hernandez strikes out for out No. 2. One out away.
11:12 p.m.: Justin Turner swings and mi ses, Vazquez throws him out Cam Newton T Shirts at first base. Red Sox are two outs away.
11:11 p.m.: Chris Sale is in this game. Two quick strikes to Justin Turner.
11:06 p.m.: Jansen gets a double play, then gets Devers to ground out to first to end the inning. Last licks for the Dodgers. Can they save their season?
11:04 p.m.: Jansen walks Bogaerts to lead off the ninth.
11:02 p.m.: Kenley Jansen is in this game now, hoping to hold it right where it is.
10:57 p.m. END OF EIGHTH INNING: Kelly gets Bellinger swinging for the last out of the eighth inning and it is officially panic mode for the Dodgers, who head to the ninth down 5-1.
10:55 p.m.: After a long battle with Joc Pederson, Kelly gets Pederson looking at a pitch inside.
10:50 p.m.: Kelly strikes out Matt Kemp, one away in the eighth.
10:45 p.m.: David Price i sues a leadoff walk to Chris Taylor. Here comes Joe Kelly to relieve price. Masterful work by Price tonight, the lone mistake to David Freese.
10:35 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Steve Pearce with a solo shot in the eighth. Local boy done good. Boston leads 5-1 in the eighth.
10:30 p.m.: Pedro Baez takes over for Clayton Kershaw in the eighth.
10:27 p.m. END OF SEVENTH INNING: David Price uses just seven pitches to get through that inning unscathed. To the eighth.
10:24 p.m.: David Price has 76 pitches to start the seventh inning.
10:20 p.m.: Kershaw gets Price to ground out as we head to the home half of the seventh. Dodgers have some work to do, and the offense to do it.
10:18 p.m.: Kershaw gets Vazquez swinging and gets to face Price with two outs.
10:15 p.m.: Brock Holt beats out a potential double play ball, and Rafael Devers follows with a single. Runners on first and second, one out Taylor Moton Jerseys for Christian Vazquez.
10:09 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: J.D. Martinez takes a Kershaw pitch to deep center field for a solo shot. Boston leads 4-1 in the seventh.
10:05 p.m. END OF SIXTH INNING: A 1-2-3 inning for David Price, as Brock Holt makes a nice backhand grab to end the inning.
9:59 p.m.: Benintendi grounds out and Pearce flys out and we go to the bottom of the sixth.
9:56 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Mookie Betts goes yard. A solo shot that lands in the left field seats. Boston leads 3-1 in the sixth.
MOOKIE.BETTS.Sporting News Player of the Year with a home run to put the Red Sox up by two.
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9:50 p.m. END OF FIFTH INNING: Price gets Kershaw to ground out to end the inning. He is cruising. To the sixth.
9:41 p.m.: Brock Holt lines out to first, Devers strikes out and Christian Vazquez lines out to left. To the bottom half of the fifth we go, Boston up 2-1.
9:35 p.m. END OF FOURTH INNING: David Price is through four innings after Puig bloops out to second.
9:34 p.m.: Price with a strikeout of Machado and gets Muncy to fly out in the fourth. Puig up with two outs.
9:27 p.m.: Bogaerts bounces into a double play to end the threat in the fourth.
9:25 p.m.: J.D. Martinez with a soft single to left field. Xander Bogaerts up with one out in the fourth.
9:22 p.m.: Kershaw is at 47 pitches through one out in the fourth. He's settled in after the home run to Pearce in the first.
9:17 p.m. END OF THIRD INNING: J.D. Martinez sees this one off the bat of Kike Hernandez, securing the fly ball to right field for the third out in the inning.
9:14 p.m.: David Freese flys a ball to right field, and J.D. Martinez loses it in the lights, or the sky, or wherever. Freese is on third base with one out.
9:12 p.m.: David Price is at 38 pitches to start the third inning. Interested to see how Alex Cora uses his staff tonight.
9:08 p.m.: 1-2-3 Brady Christensen Jerseys inning for Kershaw. Mookie Betts still hasn't gotten going.
9:04 p.m.: David Price leads off the third inning.
9:00 p.m. END OF SECOND INNING: Austin Barnes strikes out on a high fastball to end the inning.
8:58 p.m.: Chris Taylor flys out. Two outs in the second.
8:52 p.m.: Puig bloops a ball into left center, as it drops right in front of Andrew Benintendi. One out in the seventh.
8:44 p.m.: 1-2-3 inning for Kershaw. Dodgers come to bat down one.
8:42 p.m.: Kershaw battling Christian Vazquez after getting two quick outs.
8:35 p.m. END OF FIRST INNING: Austin Corbett Jerseys Machado chases a high fastball.
8:30 p.m.: Price the benefactor of a Kike Hernandez double play. Manny Machado up next.
8:30 p.m.: Price i sues a walk to Justin Turner. No outs in the first.
8:27 p.m. LOS ANGELES SCORING PLAY: David Freese takes the first pitch he sees to right center field for a solo shot. Red Sox lead 2-1.
8:24 p.m.: A J.D. Martinez ground out and a Xander Bogaerts strikeout leads to the Dodgers coming to bat.
8:22 p.m.: *Cough*
I think the take care of busine s tonight and in a big way. We're talking a 10-spot on the scoreboard. Lock it up.
Joe (@JoeRiveraSN)
8:20p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Steve Pearce with a two-run home run to left center after an Andrew Benintendi single. Sox with the early 2-0 lead.
I think the take care of busine s tonight and in a big way. We're talking a 10-spot on the scoreboard. Lock it up.
Joe (@JoeRiveraSN)
8:17 p.m.: First pitch to Mookie Betts is a foul ball to the right field line and we are underway.
8:04 p.m.: National anthem time, as sung by a member of the Coast Guard.
7:12 p.m.: Just over an hour to first pitch, and here's how they're lining up:
Let's do it.
Boston Red Sox (@RedSox)
Tonights GM. 5 Dodger lineup vs. Red Sox:Freese 1BTurner 3BHernndez CFMachado SSMuncy 2BPuig RFTaylor LFBarnes CKershaw P |
Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers)
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