LOS ANGELES _ The last time the Red Sox ventured so deep into a World Series game, Carlton Fisk hit a somewhat famous home run off the left-field foul pole in the 12th inning in Game 6 in 1975. It's been replayed a few thousand times over the years. Chances are you've seen it.
They appeared to have another extra-inning World Series victory in Game 3 Friday night _ until Ian Kinsler's two-out throwing error in the bottom of the 13th inning allowed the Dodgers to tie the score at 2.
Nearly two hours later, at 3:30 a.m. ET, Max Muncy led off the bottom of the 18th inning with a walk-off home run to left-center off Nathan Eovaldi to get the Dodgers back in the Series with a 3-2 victory. Boston leads the series two games to one.
When Muncy hit his opposite-field home run, it was Saturday even in Los Angeles as the game went well past the seven-hour mark.
Muncy nearly hit a walk-off home run off Eovaldi in the 15th, but his drive to right barely curved foul.
The Red Sox had been poised to take a three-games-to-none lead after scoring a run in the top of the 13th.
After Brock Holt worked a leadoff walk against lefty reliever Scott Alexander in the 13th, Eduardo Nunez _ whose pinch-hit three-run homer sealed Game 1 _ came to the plate. Alexander unleashed a wild pitch and, as Nunez moved out of the way, catcher Austin Barnes, in his pursuit of the ball, upended the infielder (picture a chop block), who fell hard. The training staff tended to Nunez, who, after a few minutes, stayed in.
Nunez then hit a dribbler in front of the plate and flopped headfirst into first base as Alexander's flip sailed by for an error and Holt scored to make it 2-1. Nunez, who laid out flat on the ground for several more minutes, stayed in. (In the bottom of the 13th, he would dive into the stands to catch a foul ball for the second out.)
Nathan Eovaldi, Alex Cora's designated Game 4 starter until he made him his ninth pitcher of the night Friday, pitched a perfect 12th before allowing an unearned run in the 13th. He was still pitching in the 18th after retiring pinch hitter Clayton Kershaw for the second out of the 17th.
The Red Sox nearly scored in the 10th inning, but with runners on first and third and one out, Nunez lined to center and Cody Bellinger threw out Kinsler at the plate. After scoring in the 13th, the Red Sox left the bases loaded, and they put runners on first and second with none out in the 15th but stranded them.
With the Dodgers four outs from victory, Boston's Jackie Bradley Jr. homered off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the eighth inning.
That flushed a brilliant seven-inning outing by Dodgers rookie right-hander Walker Buehler, who left with a 1-0 lead provided by Joc Pederson's third-inning homer off Rick Porcello. The Dodgers had taken only their second lead of the series with two outs in the third when Pederson jumped on a first-pitch change-up and lined it to right for his second homer of the postseason.
As Buehler walked off the mound after his 108th and final pitch of the night, a 98-mph fastball that struck out J.D. Martinez, none other than the legendary Sandy Koufax, 82, seated near the Dodgers' dugout, gave him a standing ovation. It was well-earned.
Buehler, 24, the youngest pitcher to start a World Series game for the Dodgers since 20-year-old Fernando Valenzuela started Game 2 of the 1981 Series against the Yankees, allowed two hits and no walks, struck out seven and retired the final 14 hitters he faced. Buehler allowed only one runner to get in scoring position.
Having been burned by his bullpen twice in the first two games, primarily by Ryan Madson, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts took no chances, calling on Jansen in the eighth for a six-out save.
He retired Holt on a flyout and struck out Rafael Devers before falling behind 2-and-0 to Bradley. The ALCS MVP then pounced on a cutter, driving it well into the right-field seats for his third homer of the postseason.
Bradley went only 3-for-15 in five games in the ALCS but drove in nine runs with a three-run double in Game 2, a grand slam in Game 3 and a two-run homer in Game 4. Just like his homer on Friday night, all three key hits came with two outs.
Jansen then pitched a scoreless ninth and was followed to the mound by Pedro Baez, Madson, Alexander, Dylan Floro, Kenta Maeda, Julio Urias and Alex Wood.
It was another mostly frustrating night at the plate for the Dodgers. Porcello allowed one run and three hits in 42/3 efficient innings, walking one and striking out five. Eduardo Rodriguez, Joe Kelly, Ryan Brasier, Matt Barnes, Game 2 starter David Price, Craig Kimbrel, Heath Hembree and Eovaldi followed Porcello to the mound.
