Max Muncy hit a game-ending home run in the 18th inning Fridayas the Los Angeles Dodgers earned a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Boston RedSox in the longest World Series game ever played.
It was the first game-ending home run in a World Series game at Dodger Stadium since 1988, when a hobbled Kirk Gibson won Game 1 in the ninth inning againstthe Oakland Athletics.
Game 3 was the longest World Series game by both innings and time (7 hours, 20minutes).
The Red Sox now lead 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, with Game 4 set forSaturday. Boston was one out away from taking a commanding 3-0 lead, but anerror by second baseman Ian Kinsler allowed the Dodgers to tie the game 2-2 inthe 13th inning.
The Red Sox took the lead in the top of the 13th when Brock Holt scored on anerror by Dodgers pitcher Scott Alexander.
The Dodgers were also closing in on victory at one point. They were four outsaway when the Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a home run against closerKenley Jansen for a 1-1 tie.
The blown save spoiled a brilliant outing from Dodgers rookie right-handerWalker Buehler, who gave up just two hits over seven scoreless innings. His108 pitches were three more than he has thrown in a game during his briefmajor league career.
The Dodgers got a home run from Joc Pederson in the third inning but were heldscoreless over the next 10 innings by Red Sox starter Rick Porcello, alongwith a string of eight relievers.
Porcello gave up a run on three hits over 4 2/3 innings. Nathan Eovaldi (0-1),who was expected to be Boston's Game 4 starter, gave up Muncy's game-winnerafter six innings of work. Eovaldi gave up two runs (one earned) on three hitsover six innings with five strikeouts.
Alex Wood (1-0) pitched a scoreless 18th inning to earn the victory for theDodgers.
The Dodgers were short on offense but did get some defensive heroics in the10th inning when center fielder Cody Bellinger cut down the go-ahead run athome plate. Kinsler tried to score from third base on a fly ball to center bypinch hitter Eduardo Nunez, but Bellinger's throw was in time for the out.
Pederson's home run was his first of this World Series and his fourth home runin six career World Series starts. It was also the Dodgers' first extra-basehit in 74 plate appearances against the Red Sox in the series.
The top four hitters in the Red Sox's lineup went a combined 0-for-28.
