After dispatching the Yankees in four games and the Astros in five, the Red Sox are onto the World Series, where they’ll face the Dodgers starting Tuesday night.
Here’s what the Red Sox have had to say as they’ve progressed throughout the playoffs.
“This is going to be a dogfight. We all know it.”
With the Red Sox and Yankees set to meet in the playoffs for the first time since 2004, manager Alex Cora named Chris Sale his Game 1 starter. In addition to his prowess as the Red Sox’ unquestioned ace, Sale had success against the Yankees, in particular, during the regular season.