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2 Games In One: LA Keeps Hope Alive With 18-Inning Win Over Boston

Dodgers starter Walker Buehler threw seven powerful innings, but Boston outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr.'s solo home run matched Los Angeles' meager production. It took 10 more innings to break the tie.
"We can't stop here, this is bat country!" Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits an 18th inning walk-off home run early Saturday on a pitch from Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox to win Game Three of the 2018 World Series at Dodger Stadium.

Updated at 4:15 a.m. ET

There wasn't a doubleheader scheduled for Dodgers Stadium on Friday night, but they played one anyway. And if that wasn't enough baseball for you, Game 4 of the World Series starts in Los Angeles in less than 17 hours (8 p.m. ET, Fox).

The longest World Series game ever lasted 18 innings and more than seven hours. Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi threw a nearly flawless seven-inning start, beginning in the 11th inning.

He also unfortunately (if you like record-setting spectacle) or fortunately (if you have a toddler waking up in four hours) threw the pitch that Dodgers infielder Max Muncy launched

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