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5 ways the Dodgers can make this a series again

By Cody Rivera

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: Grounds crew prepare the field for World Series game three betweeen the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 25: Grounds crew prepare the field for World Series game three betweeen the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Grounds crew prepare the field for World Series game three betweeen the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Grounds crew prepare the field for World Series game three betweeen the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

4. Take advantage of three home games

As mentioned earlier, the Red Sox are 5-0 on the road in this postseason. They won two games at Yankee Stadium and closed out the ALDS there. In the ALCS, they shocked the world by winning three straight games at Minute Maid Park to close out the defending champion Astros on their home diamond. They have won more games on the road in these playoffs than they have at Fenway Park.

Given the success the Red Sox have had on the road thus far, home field advantage might not seem like much for the Dodgers. But nonetheless, they are lucky enough to play at Dodger Stadium, one of the most famous and well-known stadiums in Major League Baseball. They also have a tremendous fan base that will pack Dodger Stadium full for the next three nights.

And lastly, they get to return home to that wonderful, warm southern California weather. After back-to-back games in Boston with sub-50 temperatures, something the Dodgers definitely aren’t accustomed to as they never played in a game that was colder than 58 degrees all season, they can’t get back home to sunny Los Angeles quick enough.

The Red Sox might be tough to beat on the road, but the Dodgers have to try and squeeze every ounce of home field advantage they can out of these next three games. They have no choice but to win at least two of three at Dodger Stadium if they want to avoid letting the Red Sox celebrate a championship on their own field.

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