Red Sox at Dodgers 10/26/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The scene will shift to Dodger Stadium for the next three games of the 2018 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. In Game Two, David Price allowed two runs over six innings to pitch Boston to a 4-2 victory. Mookie Betts had three hits and scored a run for the Red Sox, who lead this best-of-seven series by a 2-0 margin.

2016 Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (17-7 4.28 ERA) will take the mound for the Red Sox in this matchup. Through ten plus innings this postseason, Porcello has given up 12 hits and five earned runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers ranked second in the majors this season with a 3.38 team ERA, but have surrendered 12 runs through the first two games of this series. On Wednesday, SP Hyun-Jin Ryu was tagged for six hits and four runs in just four plus innings. Yasiel Puig had a hit and drove in a run for the Dodgers, who had just three hits on the night.

Twenty-four year old righty Walker Buehler (8-5 2.62 ERA) will get the nod for the Dodgers on Friday. Last time out, Buehler allowed six hits and one run across four plus frames during a 5-1 victory against Milwaukee in Game Seven of the NLCS.