Dodgers at Red Sox 10/23/18 - World Series MLB Picks & Predictions

The World Series will get underway on Tuesday night, when the Los Angeles Dodgers invade Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox. The Dodgers won 92 games during the regular season and captured the NL West Division for the sixth straight time. Last time out, Yasiel Puig and Cody Bellinger each went deep to power Los Angeles to a 5-1 victory at Milwaukee in Game Seven of the NLCS. The pitching staff struck out 14 batters and did not allow a walk on the night.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts has yet to name a starting pitcher for this matchup. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw (9-5 2.73) is the obvious choice, but Roberts could opt for veteran Rich Hill in the opener and pitch Kershaw in Game Two. The Boston Red Sox won a major league best 108 games during the regular season and own homefield advantage in this best-of-seven series. The Red Sox needed five games to eliminate the defending World Champion Houston Astros, winning the final three games at Minute Maid Park. On Thursday, SP David Price struck out nine batters over six shutout innings to lead the Red Sox to a 4-1 series clinching victory. J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each homered on the night.

Twenty-nine year old southpaw Chris Sale (12-4 2.11 ERA) will take the ball for the Red Sox on Tuesday. Sale started the All-Star Game and ranked third in the American League with 237 strikeouts in just 158 innings of work.