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Seventh inning: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 3
Bottom: Joe Kelly took the mound for Boston.
Top: Rich Hill remained on the mound for LA and walked Xander Bogaerts on six pitches. Hill then struck out Eduardo Nunez on three pitches, his seventh K of the night. Hill was replaced by lefty Scott Alexander, who then walked Brock Holt on four pitches to put runners on first and second. Righty Ryan Madson replaced Alexander on the mound. Jackie Bradley Jr., pinch-hitting for Christian Vazquez, then flied out to shallow right. Runners did not advance.
Mitch Moreland, pinch-hitting for Matt Barnes, blasted a three-run homer right-center to trim the Dodgers’ lead to one.
Mookie Betts grounded out to end inning.
Sixth inning: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 0
Bottom: Eduardo Rodriguez returned for the sixth and opened the inning by drilling David Freese in the leg. Freese took first and was replaced by pinch-runner Enrique Hernandez. Rodriguez then struck out Max Muncy in a three-pitch at-bat: 87 m.p.h. cutter, 92.2 m.p.h. four-seam fastball, and an 86 m.p.h. slider. Justin Turner then doubled on a grounder down the third-base line to put runners on second and third. Rodriguez intentionally walked Manny Machado to load the bases.
Cody Bellinger hit an infielder grounder that Steve Pearce threw to the plate for the forceout at home. Catcher Christian Vazquez’s throw back to first, however, got away from Pearce, allowing Turner to score. Machado advanced to third, and Bellinger reached first.
With runners on the corners and two out, Rodriguez remained in the game to face Yasiel Puig, who launched a three-run homer to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead. Rodriguez threw his glove on the mound following the blast.
Matt Barnes replaced Rodriguez on the mound, but walked Chris Taylor on six pitches. Austin Barnes struck out swinging to end the inning.
Top: Rich Hill retired the side in order: Andrew Benintendi grounded out, Steve Pearce lined out to left field, and J.D. Martinez also lined out. Benintendi does not have a hit in his last seven at-bats, including three tonight. Hill has given up just one hit through six innings. His pitch count: 82, 53 for strikes.
Fifth inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0
Bottom: Eduardo Rodriguez retired the side in order: Chris Taylor struck out (Rodriguez’s fifth K of the night), Austin Barnes grounded out on the second pitch of his at-bat, and Rich Hill grounded out to end a six-pitch at-bat and the inning. Rodriguez’s pitch mix in the frame: One cutter, one changeup, two two seamers, nine four seamers. His pitch count: 80, 51 for strikes.
Top: Brock Holt grounded out on the second pitch to start the inning. Christian Vazquez, two pitches after hitting a foul ball that was very close to being a home run, singled on a line drive to left. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out looking, and Mookie Betts flied out to the warning track to end the inning and leave Vazquez stranded. Rich Hill’s pitch count: 70, 45 for strikes.
The Red Sox have two runs in the last 23 innings and none in the last 10 innings.
Fourth inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0
Bottom: Lead-off man Justin Turner singled to right field, the base hit coming off of a 94.1 m.p.h. two-seam fastball. Eduardo Rodriguez then struck out Manny Machado to end an eight-pitch at-bat, Rodriguez’s third K of the night. Cody Bellinger, who fouled a ball off of his right shin, prompting a visit from the trainer and manager Dave Roberts, struck out swinging. Rodriguez got him on an 87.8 m.p.h. cutter for his fourth K. Yasiel Puig popped out on the first pitch to end the inning. Rodriguez’s pitch count: 67, 43 for strikes.
Top: J.D. Martinez struck out swinging for the first out. Hill induced two swings and misses in the at-bat, both on four-seam fastballs. Martinez has now struck out four times in this series. For context, he struck out four times in five ALCS games and did not strike out in the ALDS.
Xander Bogaerts then grounded out for the second out. He has one hit and has struck out five times in 17 at-bats this series.
Eduardo Nunez struck out swinging to end the inning, Rich Hill’s fifth K of the night.
Hill’s pitch count: 57, 36 for strikes.
Third inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0
Bottom: Eduardo Rodriguez retired the side in order: Rich Hill’s bunt popped out to first, David Freese flied out to right, and Max Muncy, in a seven-pitch at-bat, flied out to left. Rodriguez’s pitch mix in the frame: five cutters, four four-seam fastballs, and two two-seam fastballs. He touched 95.4 m.p.h. on his four seamer. Rodriguez’s pitch count: 48, 31 for strikes.
Top: Hill pegged Rodriguez on the elbow/forearm with an 86.3-mile per hour fastball to put a runner on first. Rodriguez winced after getting hit by the pitch. Mookie Betts hit a slow roller down the third-base line, and Rodriguez was forced out at second on a throw by Justin Turner. Betts reached first. Andrew Benintendi and Steve Pearce both popped out to end the inning. Hill’s pitch count: 46, 27 for strikes.
Second inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0
Bottom: Cody Bellinger grounded out on the first pitch of the frame, a 92.8 two seamer, before Yasiel Puig flied out to center. Chris Taylor then recorded a base hit off an 87.8 m.p.h. changeup, sending a line drive to left field. Austin Barnes was called out on strikes to end the inning. Eduardo Rodriguez got him on a 94.1 m.p.h. four seamer, an 88.2 m.p.h. changeup, and an 89.9 m.p.h. cutter. Rodriguez’s pitch count: 37, 23 for strikes.
Top: Xander Bogaerts popped out on the first pitch of the inning, an 82.9 m.p.h. four-seam fastball. Eduardo Nunez then struck out on three pitches, swinging and missing on a 90.8 m.p.h. four seamer for the K, Rich Hill’s third of the game. Hill walked Brock Holt on five pitches to put a runner on first for the second straight inning. Christian Vazquez flied out to the warning track to end the inning. Hill’s pinch count: 32, 19 for strikes.
First inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0
Bottom: Eduardo Rodriguez struck out David Freese on four pitches for the first out, getting Freese to swing and miss on the final two strikes: A 94 m.p.h. two seamer and a 94.7 m.p.h. four seamer. Max Munch grounded out after a seven-pitch at-bat, then Rodriguez walked Justin Turner on a seven pitches. Manny Machado flied out to right-center end the inning. Rodriguez’s pitch count: 24, 14 for strikes.
Top: With Rich Hill on the mound, Mookie Betts struck out swinging to open the game. It was a six-pitch at-bat in which Hill fired three curved balls and three four-seam fastballs. Hill got Betts on a 75.6 mile-per-hour curveball. Andrew Benintendi followed that up by flying out to left field before Hill walked Steve Pearce on six pitches. J.D. Martinez struck out swinging for the final out of the frame. Martinez fouled off on a 75 m.p.h. four seamer and then swung and missed at a 7.4. m.p.h. curveball and a 90.1 m.p.h. four seamer. Hill’s pitch count: 19, 12 for strikes.
Pregame scenes and notes
Lineup notes
■ LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 6.23 ERA) and LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 2.61 ERA) are the starting pitchers.
■ Rodriguez, who is making his first career playoff start tonight, pitched ⅓ of an inning in Game 3, facing one batter and throwing six pitches.
“He’s rested; he’s strong. He’s been staying in his routine,” manager Alex Cora said. “As long as the stuff is there, we’ll go with him. As hard as he can for as long as he can.”
In 13 career appearances against NL teams, Rodriguez is 5-2 with a 3.46 ERA. In four appearances against NL teams this year, he is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA.
■ Only Chris Sale and Nathan Eovaldi are not available to pitch for the Sox tonight.
■ Hill was scheduled to be the starter, then the Dodgers said after Game 3 that the starter was TBA, then on Saturday they named Hill the starter. Hill did not pitch in Game 3.
■ Andrew Benintendi replaces Jackie Bradley Jr. in the lineup. Benintendi is in left field, Mookie Betts in center, and J.D. Martinez in right.
| RED SOX (2-1) | DODGERS (1-2) |
| Betts CF | Freese 1B |
| Benintendi LF | Muncy 2B |
| Pearce 1B | Turner 3B |
| Martinez RF | Machado SS |
| Bogaerts SS | Bellinger CF |
| Nunez 3B | Puig RF |
| Holt 2B | Taylor LF |
| Vazquez C | Barnes C |
| Rodriguez P | Hill P |
■ In Game 3, LA and Boston combine to set a postseason record for most players used (46) and most pitchers used (18). Sox pitchers Chris Sale and Drew Pomeranz and Dodgers pitchers Rich Hill and Hyun-Jin Ryu were the only four of 50 active players who did not play.
■ Check out Peter Abraham’s full game preview for more notes and nuggets.
Pregame reading
■ Alex Speier: Alex Cora lost an all-in bet, and the consequences are significant. (Read more)
■ Tara Sullivan: Hang around the Red Sox long enough and you start to recognize some of the phrases and expressions that have become their mantras. One of the words to pop up with regularity is “flush,” as in this team’s season-long ability to flush a bad night down the (ahem) drain the moment it’s over. That ability will be tested now more than ever. (Read more)
■ The Red Sox played a flawed Game 3 and it scrambled this series. (Read more)
■ Chad Finn: Game 3 was sports torture, the kind that leaves you wondering why you stayed up, the kind that you never need to see on television again, because you’ve already replayed it so many times in your mind. That, and 17 other thoughts on the Sox’ Game 3 loss. (Read more)
■ 13 mind-boggling stats from longest World Series game ever. (Read more)
Peter Abraham of the Globe staff contributed to this report.Bagikan Berita Ini
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