After dropping two games in chilly Boston, the Dodgers are hoping the warmer California climate will help their bats heat up as they head back to Los Angeles.
Never having started a game this year in a temperature below 58, the Dodgers played Game 1 with a 53-degree starting temperature and began last night’s game with a 46-degree first inning temperature.
The Dodgers lost Game 1 by an 8-4 margin and then fell again last night 4-2 as they once again struggled to generate offense against Boston’s pitchers.
“This is the first time we’ve played in obviously weather like this — San Francisco a little bit, but nothing like this,” manager Dave Roberts said before the game. “So it’s an adjustment, and that’s part of the home-field advantage and especially being in the bullpen, where you have a little heater, but still have to kind of get hot and stay hot. It’s more of a challenge.”
Though they managed to score two runs off Red Sox starter David Price despite being no-hit for the game’s first three innings, LA’s last 16 hitters were retired in order and the Dodgers finished with only three hits on the night.
David Price is rewriting his legacy in the Postseason.
He joins @Ken_Rosenthal after the @RedSox win! pic.twitter.com/bbkCeDY84F
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 25, 2018
Now up 2-0 in the series, the Red Sox are two wins away from winning their third World Series since capturing the title in 2004 following an 86-year drought.
History is not in LA’s favor as the Sox have won 14 of their last 16 World Series games and no team has overcome a 2-0 Series deficit since 1996.
Game 3 of the series will be on Friday in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
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