After completely dominating both the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox have earned themselves a spot in the World Series. At the same time, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers to find themselves in the World Series for a second straight year. These two teams had been very competitive throughout the entire season, and they got to battle for a ring.
Through the first two games of the series, the Red Sox looked like they were simply too much to handle. In game one, the Dodgers put their best pitcher on the mound, Clayton Kershaw. For the past 10 years or so, there has not been one single pitcher across the MLB better than Kershaw. The Red Sox countered with their ace, Chris Sale. In a highly anticipated game, the Red Sox were all over Kershaw early and often. After stealing second base before a single out was recorded, Mookie Betts scored the first run on an Andrew Benintendi single. The Red Sox was able to score five runs off of Kershaw in only four innings of work, but Sale gave up three runs of his own in the same number of innings. In the seventh inning, with the score 5–4 in favor of the Red Sox, Alex Cora was faced with a tough decision. The Dodgers Manager, Dave Roberts, decided to bring in a left-handed pitcher to face Rafael Devers since he struggles hitting lefties. Although he is a better hitter than Eduardo Nunez, Cora still felt he should bring in a right-handed batter to combat this pitching change. Sure enough, it paid off and in a big way. On the second pitch of the at-bat, Nunez roped a three-run home run over the Green Monster. That was all the Red Sox needed to secure the victory, as they went on to win the ballgame 8–4. 
Game two featured David Price, who finally experienced his first career postseason win in game five against Houston. In sub–fifty-degree weather, many fans were concerned that Price would go back to his losing ways. Through the first three innings of play, he did not allow a single run and looked as confident as ever. He then struggled in the fourth, as he loaded the bases with no outs and ended up allowing two runs to score. Cora showed trust in his pitcher by letting him return to action for the fifth inning, in which Price retired the side without giving up a hit. In the home half of the inning, Steve Pearce walked in a run and JD Martinez drove in two more with a single. Price came back out for the sixth and shut down the Dodgers once again. With the help of Joe Kelly, Nathan Eovaldi, and Craig Kimbrel, the Red Sox pitching staff retired the final 16 batters to help give their team a 4-2 win. After things got ugly in the fourth, not a single Dodger was able to reach base.
The Red Sox traveled to Los Angeles for game three, which surpassed seven hours and ended at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time, with the Dodgers on top 3-2 in 18 innings. Rookie pitcher Walker Buehler silenced the Red Sox offense, throwing seven scoreless innings. With the Dodgers up 1-0, Jackie Bradley Jr. continued to show that he is clutch with a solo home run to even the score. It stayed that way until the top of the thirteenth, in which Brock Holt scored on an error. With two outs in the home half of the inning, Ian Kinsler made a throwing error of his own which brought in a run and kept this thrilling game going. Nathan Eovaldi put on a heroic performance, as he pitched for six innings out of the bullpen. He ultimately got the loss as he gave up a walk-off home run to Max Muncy in the bottom of the eighteenth, but it sure was a remarkable effort from Eovaldi. After losing such a long and hard fought game, it would be important for the Red Sox to win game four if they did not want to completely lose momentum in the series.
Eduardo Rodriguez got the start in game four since no other starter was available following the previous night. He was dealing through the first five scoreless innings, but ran out of gas in the sixth. After giving up one run, Rodriguez gave up a three-run bomb to Yasiel Puig which put the Red Sox down 4-0. The Red Sox quickly responded with a Mitch Moreland three-run home run of his own in the top of the seventh. Steve Pearce followed suit, with a game-tying solo shot in the eighth. Rafael Devers drove in the go ahead run in the top of the ninth, and then Pearce broke the game wide open with a bases clearing double, bringing home Devers, Betts, and Benintendi. The Red Sox won 9–6, and took a commanding 3–1 lead in the series.
David Price was given the ball in game 5 to square off against Clayton Kershaw. He was given a comfortable cushion right from the start, as Pearce hit a two-run homer with Benintendi on base. That early lead was quickly cut in half, as Price gave up a lead off home run on the very first pitch of the ballgame. The game stayed 2–1 through the fifth inning, but the Red Sox stuck the dagger in the Dodgers’ backs shortly after that. In the next three innings, Betts (sixth), Martinez (seventh), and then Pearce (eighth) all hit solo home runs. Price exited the game after giving up a lead off walk in the eighth, handing the ball over to Joe Kelly. He struck out the side, setting things up nicely for Chris Sale in the ninth. Just like Kelly, he was able to strike out the side to help the Red Sox win the World Series 5–1. 
Alex Cora deserves a lot of credit for this team’s success this season. Everyone on the roster talks about how great of a manager he is and how they all have a ton of confidence in him. In the postseason, he was able to push all of the right buttons and hit on just about all of the tough decisions. In the seventh inning of game four, the Red Sox had just lost an 18-inning game and were now down 4-0. If it was not for a great comeback, this series would have been tied at two games apiece with the Red Sox on the verge of losing their mojo. Steve Pearce won the World Series MVP as he hit three home runs and had eight RBI in the series. One could have made a case for David Price who won two games and pitched in relief in game three, but Pearce definitely deserved the award. It was a long year in which the the Red Sox won 108 games and then 11 more in the postseason, and they really earned the title of 2018 World Series Champions.