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YES, The Red Sox Beat Dodgers to Win 9th World Series Title Behind Dominant David Price.<\/h1>\nYES, The Red Sox Beat Dodgers to Win 9th World Series Title Behind Dominant David Price.<\/h1>\nRed Sox manager Alex Cora unexpectedly called on David Price<\/a> instead of Chris Sale to start the fifth game of the Fall Classic, and the gambit paid off, as Price pitched seven-plus innings, allowing one earned run and striking out five batters.<\/strong><\/p>\n The five-time All-Star seemed to know exactly what was on the line. He wasn’t just pitching to get the Red Sox another title; he was attempting to exorcise the ghosts of Octobers past. And in the space of a few weeks, Price has immortalized himself forever in Boston.<\/strong><\/p>\n With seven-plus innings of wonderful pitching in which he allowed a run and three hits, Price beat the Dodgers for the second time in the Series on Sunday night. He also was the winning pitcher in Game 2. Price can opt out of the final three years of his contract, worth $95 million, and test the free-agent market if he wants to. It wasn\u2019t that long ago Red Sox fans would have paid Price to leave. Now they might start a fund to keep him.<\/strong><\/p>\n David Price walked off the mound in the eighth inning with his head up on Sunday night as the thousands of Red Sox fans at Dodger Stadium cheered wildly.<\/strong><\/p>\n After a few <\/strong>steps he slapped his left hand over his heart once, twice and then a third time and walked down the dugout steps to the eager embrace of his teammates.<\/strong><\/p>\n Price did what he came to Boston to do, pitching the Red Sox to a World Series championship as they beat the Los Angels Dodgers, 5-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n The lefthander allowed one run over seven dominant innings, winning for the second time in the Series to banish the postseason demons of years past.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Red Sox initially planned to start Sale but switched to Price after winning Game 4 on Saturday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n The lefthander started Game 2 on Wednesday and threw 88 pitches, then got two outs in relief in Game 3. But he wanted the ball despite the workload.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDavid right now, he\u2019s throwing the ball well. He\u2019s fresh as far as his arm, body-wise <\/strong>and arm-wise,\u201d Cora said before Sunday\u2019s game.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sox felt Price would manage the Dodgers lineup well based on his strong performance in Game <\/strong>2, when he allowed two runs over six innings.<\/strong><\/p>\n The change also gave Sale extra rest if the Series returned to Boston. Given his shoulder and stomach ailments, the Sox took advantage of their position.<\/strong><\/p>\n Had the Series been tied, Cora said the Sox would have pitched Sale.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to imagine Sale could have been any better than Price, who commanded the strike zone and worked at what for him was a swift pace.<\/strong><\/p>\n He allowed only three hits, one on a misjudged fly ball, walked two, and struck out five. Price retired 14 Dodgers in a row before finally coming out in the eighth inning.<\/strong><\/p>\n With seven-plus innings of wonderful pitching in which he allowed a run and three hits, Price beat the Dodgers for the second time in the Series on Sunday night. He also was the winning pitcher in Game 2. Price can opt out of the final three years of his contract, worth $95 million, and test the free-agent market if he wants to. It wasn\u2019t that long ago Red Sox fans would have paid Price to leave. Now they might start a fund to keep him.<\/strong><\/p>\n Prior to the start of the 2018 season, some Red Sox fans were probably hoping Price would opt out of the remaining four years and\u00a0$127 million<\/a>\u00a0on his contract. Now, those same fans will be worried the veteran left-hander might see just how much his World Series performance is worth on the open market.<\/strong><\/p>\n David Taylor Price is an American professional baseball<\/a> pitcher<\/a> for the Boston Red Sox<\/a> of Major League Baseball<\/a> (MLB). Price was selected first overall<\/a> in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft<\/a> by the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> and made his MLB debut in September 2008. He has also played for the Detroit Tigers<\/a> and Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n @DAVIDprice24,\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" YES, The Red Sox Beat Dodgers to Win 9th World Series Title Behind Dominant David Price. 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Price was at the center of it all. He pitched the Red Sox into the World Series by beating Astros ace Justin Verlander in the clinching game in the ALCS. Then he outpitched Clayton Kershaw, another Cy Young Award winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/david_price1-300x200.jpg\")
Price outdueled Clayton Kershaw, whose postseason r\u00e9sum\u00e9 doesn\u2019t come close to matching his regular-season brilliance and he could have pitched his final game as a Dodger since he can opt out of the final two years of a deal that has $65 million remaining.<\/strong><\/p>\n @RedSox<\/b><\/span> <\/a><\/h2>\n
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Price pitched out of the bullpen<\/a> during the Rays’ run through the 2008 playoffs<\/a>. Just weeks after his first appearance in the big leagues, he earned a memorable save<\/a> in Game 7 of the ALCS<\/a>, helping his club reach their first World Series<\/a>. Price became a full-time starting pitcher<\/a> in 2009. In his second full season, he was named the American League<\/a> starter for the 2010 All-Star Game<\/a> and finished second in the voting for the 2010 Cy Young Award<\/a>. He won his first Cy Young Award in 2012 after a tight race.<\/sup> The Rays traded Price to the Tigers during the 2014 season. When the Tigers fell out of the postseason race in 2015, they traded him to the Blue Jays, who won their division and advanced to the ALCS<\/a>. That following off-season, the Boston Red Sox signed Price to a franchise record seven-year, $217 million contract. In 2018 he won the series-clinching Game 5 as the Red Sox won the World Series<\/a> over the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n