World Series: Dodgers, Red Sox make history in 18-inning Game 3 thriller
By Cody Rivera
The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers played two total baseball games during Game 3 of the World Series.
It was the longest game in World Series history. Eighteen innings. Seven hours and 20 minutes.
At last, in the bottom of the 18th inning, Max Muncy finally ended it with solo walk-off blast to left field off Nathan Eovaldi, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series. The victory for the Dodgers prevented them from falling into a stranglehold by the Red Sox, who were leading the series 2-0 coming into the game.
Thanks to Muncy’s blast, the Dodgers have officially made it a series. They’ll have Rich Hill on the mound at Dodger Stadium in Game 4 with a chance to even the World Series up at two games apiece.
It was a hard-fought victory for Los Angeles in Game 3, and that isn’t even the slightest bit of an exaggeration. By the time the game finally ended in the bottom of the 18th, it seemed like it had been ages since 24-year-old rookie pitcher Walker Buehler was dominating the game. Buehler pitched seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits as the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead into the seventh inning.
But that was when Jackie Bradley Jr. belted a solo shot to tie the game, which sent it into the extra inning frenzy that followed. After that, we saw lights out pitching from the bullpens of both teams.
But no pitcher in the bullpen was better than Boston’s Eovaldi, who was scheduled to start Game 4 but entered Game 3 in the 12th inning and remained on the mound until the game ended in the 18th. Eovaldi gave it absolutely everything he had, throwing over 100 pitches in relief.
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But it was only a matter of time before somebody finally connected, and Muncy made that happen in the bottom of the 18th to put an end to what can only be considered one of the wildest thrillers in World Series history. At last, the Dodgers finally broke through to get back into this series, and they couldn’t have done it in more dramatic fashion.
The players better get some rest, though, as Game 3 ended only about 16 hours before Game 4 is scheduled to begin.
Only in October.