Wow.
What else is there to say? The Red Sox came back from off the canvas — down 4-0 in the seventh — scoring nine unanswered runs and taking a stranglehold on the 2018 World Series.
The Dodgers made it interesting in the ninth, putting up two runs off the power of a Kike Hernandez home run, but Craig Kimbrel nailed it down to put the Red Sox within one win of a World Series win.
The Dodgers are in panic mode. The Red Sox are ready to win.
Game 5, Sunday night.
(All times Eastern.)
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Red Sox vs. Dodgers Game 4 score, live updates
12:08 a.m. END OF GAME: Bellinger flys out to left field and this game is over. Red Sox take a stranglehold on the World Series, with a 3-1 lead.
12:04 a.m.: Devers with a sparkling defensive play at third to get Manny Machado at first base. Machado steps on Pearce at first on the play. Sox are one out away.
12:02 a.m.: At the turn of midnight on the east coast, Justin Turner with a one-out single.
11:58 p.m.: Kimbrel gets a ground out for the first out of the inning.
11:56 p.m. LOS ANGELES SCORING PLAY: Kike Hernandez sends a Kimbrel offering to left center, scoring Dozier. Boston still leads 9-6.
11:53 p.m.: We head to the bottom of the ninth after a Nunez fly out. Kimbrel is in for the Red Sox.
11:48 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Bogaerts with a single, Pearce scores from second. Boston leads 9-4.
11:42 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Steve Pearce with a bases-clearing double off of Kenta Maeda. Boston leads 8-4 in the ninth.
11:37 p.m.: Andrew Benintendi with an infield single and the bases are loaded with two outs in the ninth.
11:34 p.m.: Alex Wood is in this game now, facing Andrew Benintendi. Lefty on lefty action.
11:28 BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Rafael Devers with a single back up the middle and Holt scores from second. Boston leads 5-4 in the ninth.
11:24 p.m.: Brock Holt with a one-out double. He's pumped.
11:18 p.m. END OF EIGHTH INNING: Grandal strikes out. No redemption.
11:16 p.m.: Yasmani Grandal at the plate. Redemption time?
11:14 p.m.: Two out single for Chris Taylor. Puig goes first to third. Two outs in the eighth.
11:12 p.m.: Yasiel Puig grounds into a fielder's choice, it was close at first, and he was almost out. He broke it down just before the bag, but made it. Two outs in the eighth.
11:07 p.m.: Machado with a leadoff single in the eighth inning.
11:04 p.m.: Jansen works through the rest of the inning unscathed.
11:01 p.m.: We're going 18 innings again, folks. Just accept it.
11:00 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Steve Pearce goes deep left center to tie the game at 4. Here we go again.
10:58 p.m.: Kenley Jansen is in the game in the eighth, and he gets a quick one out.
10:57 p.m. END OF SEVENTH INNING: Joe Kelly gets Justin Turner to fly out to center.
10:54 p.m.: Kelly gives up a two-out single to Max Muncy.
10:50 p.m.: Joe Kelly is in this game for the Red Sox.
10:43 p.m.: Betts hits a rocket back to Madson. Madson drops but recovers and throws Betts out at first. Bottom of the seventh we go.
10:42 p.m. BOSTON SCORING PLAY: Mitch Moreland takes the first pitch he sees to deep right field for a three-run dinger. Boston now trails by one. 4-3 Los Angeles in the seventh.
10:41 p.m.: Jackie Bradley Jr. pops out to shallow right, and now Mitch Moreland pinch hitting.
10:35 p.m.: Alexander is now coming out and Ryan Madson is coming in. Batten down the hatches.
10:34 p.m.: Alexander walks Holt and there are runners on first and second with one out in the seventh.
10:33 p.m.: Scott Alexander is in this game now, pitching to Brock Holt.
10:29 p.m.: Rich Hill is coming out of this game with a runner on first and one out in the seventh. He pitched masterfully.
10:25 p.m. END OF SIXTH: Matt gets the better of Austin and the sixth inning comes to an end.
10:19 p.m.: Barnes issues a two-out walk to Chris Taylor, Austin Barnes up.
10:16 p.m.: Matt Barnes takes over for Eduardo Rodriguez in the sixth inning.
10:12 p.m. LOS ANGELES SCORING PLAY: Puig takes Rodriguez deep for a three-run bomb. Dodgers lead 4-0 in the sixth.
THREE-RUN HOME RUN FOR PUIG.
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) October 28, 2018
Dodgers making a statement in Game 4. pic.twitter.com/OUc27yufDh
10:07 p.m. LOS ANGELES SCORING PLAY: Cody Bellinger hits a hard grounder to first. Pearce goes home for one out, Justin Turner scores after the return throw from Christian Vazquez goes wide. Manny Machado advances to third, Bellinger stays put on first. 1-0 Los Angeles with two outs in the sixth.
10:05 p.m.: Justin Turner with a double. Runners on second and third, one out. Manny Machado is intentionally walked. Rodriguez vs. Bellinger, one out, bases loaded.
10:00 p.m.: David Freese is hit by an Eduardo Rodriguez pitch to start the home half of the sixth.
9:57 p.m.: Rich Hill is cruising. Allowed just one hit through six innings and another easy 1-2-3 inning.
9:52 p.m.: Andrew Benintendi leading off the sixth inning. Some runs should come soon.
9:47 p.m. END OF FIFTH INNING: Scoreless through five as Eduardo Rodriguez works a 1-2-3 inning. Rich Hill with an entertaining at-bat to end the inning.
9:38 p.m.: After a strikeout of Eduardo Rodriguez, Betts flys out to deep center to end the away half.
9:34 p.m.: Christian Vazquez with a one-out single.
9:29 p.m. END OF FOURTH INNING: Still no score as Puig pops it up to Brock Holt to end the inning.
9:24 p.m.: Manny Machado battling Eduardo Rodriguez right now. Rodriguez at 60 pitches with no outs in the fourth.
9:20 p.m.: Justin Turner leads off the fourth inning with a single.
9:14 p.m.: A J.D. Martinez strikeout, a Xander Bogaerts groundout and an Eduardo Nunez strikeout means we're heading to the bottom of the fourth.
9:07 p.m. END OF THIRD INNING: Max Muncy works another full count, but he flys out to left to end the inning.
9:04 p.m.: Two quick outs in the third inning. Max Muncy up.
8:59 p.m.: Steve Pearce flys out to left to end the inning.
8:56 p.m.: Mookie Betts hits a ground ball to third, and Rodriguez didn't hustle to second at all. So he was out. Runner on first, one out for Andrew Benintendi.
8:54 p.m.: Rich Hill hits Eduardo Rodriguez on the right arm.
8:49 p.m. END OF SECOND INNING: Austin Barnes strikes out and the inning is over. To the top of the third.
8:47 p.m.: Two-out single for Chris Taylor.
8:43 p.m.: One pitch, one out to Bellinger.
8:40 p.m.: Vazquez sends a ball to the warning track in left center.
8:37 p.m.: Bogaerts pops out on the first pitch he since, followed by a strikeout from Nunez. Two-out walk to Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez up.
8:32 p.m. END OF FIRST INNING: Machado flys out to center to end the inning.
8:26 p.m.: After a Max Muncy groundout, Rodriguez issues a two-out walk to Justin Turner.
8:22 p.m.: Eduardo Rodriguez starts his night with a strikeout of David Freese.
8:18 p.m.: Martinez strikes out and we go to the home half.
8:15 p.m.: A strikeout to Betts, a flyout from Benintendi and a two-out walk to Steve Pearce. J.D. Martinez up.
8:11 p.m.: Rich Hill's first pitch to Mookie Betts is a ball and we are underway.
8:00 p.m.: Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic with a rousing rendition of the national anthem.
7:25 p.m.: Do these guys have a history?
Kirk Gibson and Dennis Eckersley arrive for the first pitch of Game 4 of the #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/weRtHFd8pT
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 27, 2018
