Dodgers win rematch against World Series in 12 rounds

BOSTON – Nine months behind, the Dodgers have won a Red Sox series.
Baseball-laden Max Muncy, whose win in the 18th inning helped the Dodgers win their only win against Boston last October, sparked a 12th round for the Dodgers against the Red Sox, 7-4, Sunday evening.

BOSTON – Nine months behind, the Dodgers have won a Red Sox series.

A walk loaded with bases Max Muncy, whose 18th home run gave the Dodgers their only win over Boston last October, set off a 12th inning in three sets as the Dodgers survived the Red Sox 7-4 in the World Series rematch Sunday at Fenway Park.

• The score of the box

After the decisive march of Muncy, the Dodgers added a single charged with bases by Alex Verdugo and the choice of a defensive ground player by Russell Martin. Two of the three races were undeserved.

The Dodgers received four RBIs from A.J. Pollock, three on a Fenway Park circuit in the first inning. Hyun-Jin Ryu, the star of the game, scored seven solid games after an unfortunate first-half defeat, and Verdugo hit a pass with a 97.1-mph strike to clear the left-field shot in the fifth inning. .

With a two-point lead in the eighth end, the Dodgers scorer drops a Ryu victory when Pedro Baez takes over and allows the other two home batters to the first two batters, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez.

Kenley Jansen beat the Boston Rallies in the ninth (inherited from Zac Rosscup) and in the 10th inning. Dylan Floro (4-2) went in and out of a bottling loaded base at the 11th and was credited with the win.

The 12th inning was opened by Joc Pederson, coaching Hector Velasquez, seventh reliever from Boston. Cody Bellinger appeared to be making his way to the first baseman, but Velasquez was called for interfering with Bellinger, who received the first goal. Pollock chose to charge the bases and Muncy walked 3-1 inside. With a withdrawal, Verdugo put a single goal in the middle to score Bellinger. Martin then beat his game in doubles, allowing Pollock to score.

Pollock had the luckiest part of a very sloppy first run, separating a 32-point circuit 326 feet from the home straight in the front row off David Price and just within the player's reach right field Mookie Betts. In 28 games before May's elbow surgery, Pollock scored just two points. It was his second game in as many games, and he added a mere RBI for an insurance lap in the fifth inning.

Ryu was charged with two unfortunate shots in the first inning when three of the five hits were not achieved. He finished seven innings with six strikeouts, still leading the MLB in the ERA at 1.78.

Verdugo led the way in the fifth inning of J.D. Martinez and shot a 97.1-mph shot to propel Rafael Devers to the center of the goals. It was Verdugo's fifth help this year.