Unable to stop the Red Sox running on the base paths, or hitting with two outs, the Dodgers fell 8-4 in Game 1 of the World Series.
Reactions from Los Angeles credited the strengths in Boston’s lineup, but also focused on a few costly blunders made by the Dodgers.
While outfielder Yasiel Puig’s ill-fated attempt to throw home on Mookie Betts’s 1st inning run drew criticism, the main talking point focused on Eduardo Nunez’s pinch-hit three-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.
From an LA standpoint, manager Dave Roberts’s decision to bring in relief pitcher Alex Wood for Pedro Baez before the at-bat was seen as questionable.