The Red Sox double the Dodgers 84 to grab the World Series opener in Boston
The Boston Red Sox beat the L.A. Dodgers 8-4 in Game One of the MLB World Series at Fenway Park.
Eduardo Nunez broke open a 5-4 game with a three-run homer in the seventh inning for Boston on Tuesday night.
J.D. Martinez went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Sox and Matt Barnes got the win in relief.
Clayton Kershaw gave up five runs in four-plus frames to take the loss for LA. Matt Kemp homered and Manny Machado drove in three runs for the Dodgers in defeat.
Game 2 of the World Series goes tonight, again at Fenway Park.
The Los Angeles Dodgers send lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu to the hill as they attempt to even the series at a game apiece.
David Price will start for Boston.