BOSTON (AP) — The last time Dave Dombrowski built a World Series champion, he had to start dismantling it before the celebratory champagne had a chance to dry.He's hoping to defend the title for real next year."It is significantly different than the last time," he said on Thursday, four days after the Red Sox won their fourth title in 15 years and Dombrowski earned a ring to go with the one he won with the binge-and-purge Florida Marlins of the late 1990s."This will be the first time in my career that we will be going to spring training as the defending champions," said Dombrowski, who avoided the term after selling off the stars that won it all in Miami in 1997. "Sometimes when guys become free agents they receive offers they can't refuse. But we'd like to keep this team together."After winning the Series in five games on Sunday night, flying back to Boston on Monday and then holding their increasingly routine duck boat parade through the city on Wednesday, the Red Sox are the last team... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):10:20 p.m.Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and a 3-1 World Series lead.The improbable surge all started with pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland's three-run homer in the seventh, shortly after Yasiel Puig's three-run homer in the sixth had put the Dodgers up 4-0.Pinch-hitter Rafael Devers singled in Brock Holt with the tiebreaking run in the ninth, with also included Xander Bogaert's RBI single.Craig Kimbrel gave up Enrique Hernandez's two-run homer in the bottom half before getting the final three outs.David Price starts for the Red Sox on Sunday against Clayton Kershaw, tying to close out Boston's fourth title in 15 seasons.___8:19 p.m.Thanks to Steve Pearce, we're tied again in the late innings at Dodger Stadium. Anyone up to play... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):9:08 p.m.Steve Pearce hit a tying homer in the eighth and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and a 3-1 World Series lead.The improbable surge all started with pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland's three-run homer in the seventh, shortly after Yasiel Puig's three-run homer in the sixth had put the Dodgers up 4-0.Pinch-hitter Rafael Devers singled in Brock Holt with the tiebreaking run in the ninth, with also included Xander Bogaert's RBI single.Craig Kimbrel gave up Enrique Hernandez's two-run homer in the bottom half before getting the final three outs.Chris Sale starts for the Red Sox on Sunday against Clayton Kershaw, tying to close out Boston's fourth title in 15 seasons.___8:19 p.m.Thanks to Steve Pearce, we're tied again in the late innings at Dodger Stadium. Anyone up to play 18?Pearce... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado's lack of hustle is starting to stand out more than his offense this postseason.The star shortstop had a little too much self-confidence in the sixth inning Friday night when he thought he homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 3 of the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Instead, Machado ended up admiring what turned out to be a 368-foot single as it bounced off the wall in left field.Had Machado run it out, it might have been a double. It also turned out to be his only hit as he went 1 for 7 in the Dodgers' 3-2 win in 18 innings early Saturday that trimmed their Series deficit to 2-1."I looked up at first and thought it wasn't going and then I saw it take up and thought it was going to go out," Machado said. "That was very, very, very, very, very poor baserunning by me."It is not the first time this postseason that Machado's effort level has become an issue. He was criticized for not hustling during a groundout in Game 2 of the NL Championship... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi seemed to have a rubber arm. Maybe that second Tommy John surgery turned him into a bionic pitcher.Before this week, the 28-year-old right-hander had never pitched on consecutive days in his major league career.Now he was on the mound for the third time in four days for the Boston Red Sox. In the World Series. Throwing 98 mph in his seventh inning of relief.Fastballs and cutters. Occasional sliders and splits. Inning after inning.In an era when managers turn pitchers into one batter specialists, Eovaldi was a throwback to the days when Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale took the Dodger Stadium mound and expected to finish what they started.On his 97th pitch of the night — five shy of his season high — he allowed Max Muncy's opposite-field homer to left on a cutter, ending the longest World Series game ever after 18 innings that took 7 hours, 20 minutes. The Dodgers' 3-2 win cut Los Angeles' World Series deficit to 2-1.After pitching the eighth inning to preserve... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado's lack of hustle is starting to stand out more than his offense this postseason.The star shortstop had a little too much self-confidence in the sixth inning Friday night when he thought he homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 3 of the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Instead, Machado ended up admiring what turned out to be a 368-foot single as it bounced off the wall in left field.Had Machado run it out, it might have been a double. It also turned out to be his only hit as he went 1 for 7 in the Dodgers' 3-2 win in 18 innings early Saturday that trimmed their Series deficit to 2-1.It is not the first time this postseason that Machado's baserunning has become an issue. He was criticized for not hustling during a groundout in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the NL Championship Series against Milwaukee.There was also a pair of hard slides into Milwaukee shortstop Orlando Arcia in Game 3 while Arcia was attempting to turn double plays.Machado... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Now Alex Cora's in trouble.Boston's manager went for a commanding lead in the World Series, using David Price and Nathan Eovaldi out of the bullpen in Game 3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.His moves almost worked, but second baseman Ian Kinsler slipped on the infield and made a throwing error that allowed the tying run to score in the 13th inning.Los Angeles went on to win 3-2 in a World Series-record 18 innings, cutting the Red Sox advantage to 2-1.Now Cora faces a short pitching staff for the rest of the weekend. All those brash moves now seem rash.Boston tied a World Series record by using 23 players and nine pitchers.Eovaldi, Cora's Game 4 starter, entered in the 12th inning. Cora had envisioned possibly using Eovaldi in the eighth inning as a bridge to closer Craig Kimbrel."You never know, a walk, a hit and a tie game, but it's a chance we're taking," Cora said.Eovaldi threw 97 of Boston's 283 pitches over six-plus innings. It was his third appearance in four days... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):12:30 a.m.Max Muncy ended the longest World Series game ever with a leadoff home run in the 18th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Boston Red Sox 3-2 early Saturday to pull within 2-1.Muncy connected off Nathan Eovaldi, who was in his seventh inning of relief. It took seven hours and 561 pitches to settle this.The Red Sox were oh-so-close in the 13th to taking a huge 3-0 lead. But second baseman Ian Kinsler's wide throw on a two-out grounder by Yasiel Puig let Los Angeles score the tying run.Game 4 is Saturday and Rich Hill will start for the Dodgers. Eovaldi had been set to pitch until he entered in the 12th and stayed in.___12:15 a.m.The Dodgers and Red Sox are headed to the 18th inning in Game 3 of the World Series.Neither team did much offensively in the 17th against Los Angeles reliever Julio Urias and Boston's Nathan Eovaldi, who has now thrown six innings of two-hit ball.Jackie Bradley Jr. drew a walk,... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest game in postseason history is headed to the 18th inning at the World Series.The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers were tied 2-all after seven hours and more than 500 pitches in Game 3 on Friday night. Fans were still standing at packed Dodger Stadium, where a big cheer went up when the scoreboard clock hit midnight.During the bottom of the 15th, the game surpassed San Francisco's 6-hour, 23-minute win over Washington that went 18 innings during the 2014 NL Division Series.Previously, no World Series matchup had ever gone past the 14th.The Red Sox nearly got a run in the 15th against Kenta Maeda, the Dodgers' sixth reliever. Boston put its first two batters on base, but Maeda made a gutsy forceout throw to get Eduardo Nunez at third before striking out Sandy Leon and Mookie Betts, who didn't like the called third strike.Max Muncy came ever so close to ending it in the bottom half, but his long drive down the right-field line hooked foul a few feet in front... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest game in postseason history is headed to the 17th inning at the World Series.The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers were tied 2-all after nearly seven hours and more than 500 pitches in Game 3 on Friday night. Fans were still standing at packed Dodger Stadium.During the bottom of the 15th, the game surpassed San Francisco's 6-hour, 23-minute win over Washington that went 18 innings during the 2014 NL Division Series.Previously, no World Series matchup had ever gone past the 14th.The Red Sox nearly got a run in the 15th against Kenta Maeda, the Dodgers' sixth reliever. Boston put its first two batters on base, but Maeda made a gutsy forceout throw to get Eduardo Nunez at third before striking out Sandy Leon and Mookie Betts, who didn't like the called third strike.Max Muncy came ever so close to ending it in the bottom half, but his long drive down the right-field line hooked foul a few feet in front of the pole.Both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):11:58 p.m.The longest game in postseason history is headed to the 17th inning at the World Series.The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers were tied 2-all after nearly seven hours and more than 500 pitches in Game 3.During the bottom of the 15th, the game surpassed the Giants' 18-inning, 6-hour and 23-minute win over Washington in the 2014 NL division series. And no World Series matchup had ever gone past the 14th.The Red Sox nearly got another run in the 15th against Kenta Maeda, the Dodgers' sixth reliever. Boston got their first two batters on base, but Maeda made a gutsy forceout throw to get Eduardo Nunez at third before striking out Sandy Leon and Mookie Betts, who didn't like the called third strike.Max Muncy came ever so close to ending it in the bottom half, but his long drive down the right field line hooked a few feet short of the pole.___11:42 p.m.The longest game in postseason history is headed to a 16th... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ian Kinsler headed home, trying to get his 200-pound frame to the plate with the go-ahead run before Cody Bellinger's throw from center field.Bellinger caught Eduardo Nunez's drive 275 feet from home for the second out of the 10th inning, planted his right foot and heaved.It was quite a play, keeping the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied at 1 in Game 3 of the World Series.Kinsler took about 10 strides to near the plate as Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes realized the throw was up the third-base line and shuffled up past the batter's box.Realizing a slide would not help, Kinsler veered to the infield side of the baseline and tried to go around the catcher, like a car trying to switch lanes to avoid a bottleneck. About 6 feet from the plate, Barnes caught the ball and tagged Kinsler in the midsection as the Boston runner tumbled past the plate without touching it.Bellinger had never before started a double play from the outfield in his big league career. The only... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):11:09 p.m.The longest World Series game ever headed to the 15th inning Friday night with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied at 2.Both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th that kept Game 3 going. Fans were still standing at packed Dodger Stadium after six hours of baseball.The Red Sox were oh-so-close to taking a huge 3-0 lead. But second baseman Ian Kinsler's wild throw on a two-out grounder by Yasiel Puig in the 13th let Los Angeles score the tying run.Twice before had Series games lasted 14 innings — Mets-Royals in 2014 and White Sox-Astros in 2005.___10:53 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is headed to the 14th inning after both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th.Boston went ahead when Brock Holt scored from second on a bad fielding exchange between Dodgers reliever Scott Alexander and second baseman Enrique Hernandez. Alexander fielded Eduardo Nunez's tapper back to the mound, but his throw to a hustling... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest World Series game ever headed to the 15th inning Friday night with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers tied at 2.Both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th that kept Game 3 going. Fans were still standing at packed Dodger Stadium after six hours of baseball.The Red Sox were oh-so-close to taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Series. But second baseman Ian Kinsler's wild throw on a two-out grounder by Yasiel Puig in the 13th let Los Angeles score the tying run.Twice before had Series games lasted 14 innings — Mets-Royals in 2014 and White Sox-Astros in 2005.Boston went ahead in the 13th when Brock Holt scored from second on a bad fielding exchange between Dodgers reliever Scott Alexander and second baseman Enrique Hernandez. Alexander fielded Eduardo Nunez's tapper between the mound and first base, but his throw to a hustling Hernandez got away and Holt scored.In the bottom half, Max Muncy drew a leadoff walk and tagged up when Nunez caught a foul... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):10:53 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is headed to the 14th inning after both teams scored bizarre runs in the 13th.Boston went ahead when Brock Holt scored from second on a bad fielding exchange between Dodgers reliever Scott Alexander and second baseman Enrique Hernandez. Alexander fielded Eduardo Nunez's tapper back to the mound, but his throw to a hustling Hernandez flew away and Holt scored.In the bottom half, Max Muncy drew a leadoff walk and tagged up on Cody Bellinger's foul pop. Yasiel Puig then hit a two-out grounder to second.But veteran Ian Kinsler botched the throw to first, and Muncy ran all the way around to score when it rolled away.___10:08 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is going to the 13th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 12th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching. Nathan Eovaldi, who had been set to start Game 4, made his third... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series entered the 13th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 12th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching. Nathan Eovaldi, who had been set to start Game 4, made his third relief appearance of the week and pitched a perfect inning, topping 101 mph with his fastball.Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-0.Cody Bellinger made a sensational throw from center field to nail a Red Sox runner at the plate in the 10th.Manny Machado had a chance to win it for Los Angeles in the bottom of the 10th, but Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel got him to pop up with two outs and a runner on second.Bellinger saved the Dodgers in the top of the 10th, catching a flyball at medium depth and throwing out pinch-runner Ian Kinsler at the plate for an inning-ending double play. Bellinger was 275 feet from home when he caught pinch-hitter Eduardo Nunez's fly, Statcast said.Dodgers rookie Walker Buehler delivered... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):10:08 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is going to the 13th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 12th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching. Nathan Eovaldi, who had been set to start Game 4, made his third relief appearance of the week and pitched a perfect inning, topping 101 mph with his fastball.Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-0.___9:44 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is going to the 12th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.Neither the Red Sox nor the Dodgers got much going in the 11th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching.Pedro Baez completed his second scoreless inning of relief for the Dodgers, only giving up a two-out walk to pinch-hitter Steve Pearce.Heath Hembree then came on as Boston's eighth pitcher and got 10th-inning hero Cody Bellinger on a grounder to second. Austin Barnes drew a two-out walk, but 2017 postseason hero Chris Taylor... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series is going to the 12th inning in a 1-1 deadlock.Neither the Boston Red Sox nor the Los Angeles Dodgers got much going in the 11th — no surprise for a game dominated by pitching.Pedro Baez completed his second scoreless inning of relief for the Dodgers, giving up only a two-out walk to pinch-hitter Steve Pearce.Heath Hembree then came on as Boston's eighth pitcher and got Cody Bellinger on a grounder to second. Austin Barnes drew a two-out walk, but Chris Taylor struck out.Boston leads the best-of-seven Series 2-0.Bellinger made a sensational throw from center field to nail a Red Sox runner at the plate in the 10th.Manny Machado had a chance to win it for Los Angeles in the bottom of the 10th, but Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel got him to pop up with two outs and a runner on second.Bellinger saved the Dodgers in the top of the 10th, catching a flyball at medium depth and throwing out pinch-runner Ian Kinsler at the plate for an inning-ending double... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made a sensational throw to nail a Boston Red Sox runner at the plate in the 10th inning, and Game 3 of the World Series was still tied at 1 on Friday night.The Red Sox lead the best-of-seven Series 2-0.Manny Machado had a chance to win it for Los Angeles in the bottom of the 10th, but Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel got him to pop up with two outs and a runner on second.Bellinger saved the Dodgers in the top of the 10th, catching a flyball at medium depth and throwing out pinch-runner Ian Kinsler at the plate for an inning-ending double play. Bellinger was 275 feet from home when he caught pinch-hitter Eduardo Nunez's fly, Statcast said.Dodgers rookie Walker Buehler delivered a brilliant start, shutting out the highest-scoring team in the majors on just two singles in seven innings.Jackie Bradley Jr. homered in the Boston eighth off closer Kenley Jansen to make it 1-all. Joc Pederson homered early for Los Angeles off Rick Porcello.The... [More]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the World Series (all times local):9:22 p.m.Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger made a sensational throw to nail a runner at the plate in the 10th inning, and Game 3 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles was still tied at 1 Friday night.The Red Sox lead the Series 2-0.Manny Machado had a chance to win it in the bottom of the 10th, but Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel got him to pop up with two outs and a runner on second.Bellinger saved the Dodgers in the top of the 10th, catching a flyball at medium depth and throwing out pinch-runner Ian Kinsler at the plate for an inning-ending double play. Bellinger was 275 feet from home when he caught pinch-hitter Eduardo Nunez's fly, Statcast said.___8:47 p.m.Game 3 of the World Series is heading to extra innings — Red Sox-Dodgers, tied at 1. LA had a chance in the bottom of the ninth, but pinch-hitter Brian Dozier fouled out with runners on first and second to end the inning.Boston manager... [More]