World Series Game 4: Red Sox at Dodgers live updates and analysis

The Red Sox came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Dodgers, 9-6, in Game 4 of the World Series.

Boston now holds a 3-1 advantage in the series.

Here is Peter Abraham's game story.

Here is the box score.

Below are updates from the game as it unfolded.

Ninth inning: Red Sox 9, Dodgers 6

bottom: Craig Kimbrel took the mound for Boston and walked Brian Dozier. Enrique Hernandez then hit a two-run homer to the Sox 'lead to 9-6. Max Muncy grounded out for the first out of the inning. Justin Turner singled on a basic hit to left field. Manny Machado grounded out, and Turner advanced to second. Cody Bellinger worked on a full count and popped out of the game.

Top: Dylan Floro came in for Kenley Jansen. Eduardo Nunez popped out in full territory on Floro's first pitch. Brock Holt then doubled on a bouncing grounder that stayed fair down the third-base line. Rafael Devers, pinch-hitting for Sandy Leon, singles up the middle to drive in Holt, putting the Sox on top 5-4.

With a runner on first and one out, Blake Swihart, pinch-hitting for Joe Kelly, grounded out. Devers advanced to second. Floro intentionally walked Mookie Betts to the runners on first and second. Alex Wood replaced Floro to face Andrew Benintendi, who is the first to have a soft grounder to load the bases.

Then Kenta Maeda replaced Wood on the mound. Steve Pearce then hit a three-run double. Maeda intentionally walked J.D.

Xander Bogaerts singled on a line drive into Pearce, extending Boston's lead to 9-4. Martinez advanced to third. Eduardo Nunez flies out to end the five-run ninth inning.

Eighth inning: Red Sox 4, Dodgers 4

bottom: Joe Kelly remained on the mound. Manny Machado singled up the middle to open the inning. Cody Bellinger struck out swinging for the first out. Ybadiel Puig, Brock Holt got the strength of the second, but the first time. With a runner on and two out, Chris Taylor's grounder rolled past a dive Eduardo Nunez for a single. Puig advanced to third. Yasmani Grandal struck out swinging to the stranded.

Top: Kenley Jansen, who worked in Game 3, took the mound for LA. After Andrew Benintendi grounded out, Steve Pearce hit the top of the game. J.D. Martinez struck out swinging and Xander Bogaerts popped out to end the inning.

Seventh inning: Dodgers 4, Red Sox 3

bottom: Joe Kelly took the mound for Boston and struck out Joc Pederson to open the inning. After Enrique Hernandez lined out, Max Muncy singled on a basic hit to left field. Justin Turner popped out to end the inning.

Top: Rich Hill remained on the mound for Xander Bogaerts on six pitches. Hill then struck out Eduardo Nunez on three pitches, his seventh K of the night. Scott Alexander, who then walked Brock Holt on the first steps. 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 David Freese in the leg. Freese took over 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 up on the third-base line to runners on the 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 Yasiel Puig, who has 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: Andrew Benintendi grounded out, Steve Pearce lined up 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: Chris Taylor struck out, Austin Barnes is on the run, and Rich Hill is out for six-pitch at-bat 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 ball that was very close to being a home run, singled on a line drive to the left. Eduardo Rodriguez, Mookie Betts, 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 out right 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, Dave Bringing 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 bat, both on four-seam fastballs. Martinez has now struck out four times in this series. For context, he struck out ALCS games and did not strike out in the ALDS.

Xander Bogaerts then grounded out for the second out. He has one hit and one has struck out in 17 at-bats this series.

Eduardo Nunez struck swinging to the end, 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: Rich Hill 's bunch 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-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 on the third-base line, and Rodriguez was forced out and 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 gets grounded on the first pitch of the frame, has 92.8 two seamer, before Yasiel Puig flies out to center. Chris Taylor then recorded a base hit off year 87.8 m.p.h. changeup, sending a line to the left field. Austin Barnes was called out on strikes to end the inning. Eduardo Rodriguez got him on a 94.1 m.p.h. oven seamer, year 88.2 m.p.h. changeup, and year 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, 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 his way to a runner on first for the second straight inning. Christian Vazquez flies out to the warning. Hill's pinch count: 32, 19 for strikes.

First inning: Red Sox 0, Dodgers 0

bottom: Eduardo Rodriguez struck out David Freese on the pitches for the first out, getting Freese to swing and miss on the final two strikes: At 94 m.p.h. two seamer and a 94.7 m.p.h. oven seamer. Max Munch grounded out after a seven-pitch at-bat, then Rodriguez walked Justin Turner we have seven pitches. Manny Machado flies out to right-center end the inning. Rodriguez's pitch count: 24, 14 for strikes.

Top: With Rich Hill on the mound, Mookie Betts 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 Steve Pearce on six heads. J.D. Martinez struck out swinging for the final out of the frame. Martinez fouled off on 75 m.p.h. four seamer and then swung and missed at 7.4. m.p.h. curveball and a 90.1 m.p.h. oven seamer. Hill's pitch count: 19, 12 for strikes.

Pregame scenes and notes

Lineup notes

■ LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 6.23 ERA) and Rich Hill LHP (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 a 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 the 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 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 combines the most popular posts (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 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 to start recognizing some of the phrases and expressions that have become their mantras. One of the words to "flush," this season's season-long flush has 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 were so upset, 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.