Dodgers beat Red Sox as Max Muncy's 18th-inning home run ends longest World Series game ever
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
Oct 27, 2018
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The joyous throng gathered around home plate at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, seven hours, 20 minutes after this monstrosity of a baseball game had begun. Never before had a World Series game lasted this long. Never before had a playoff game lasted this long. Never before had the Dodgers experienced a victory quite like their 3-2 walk-off over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series, an 18-inning agony that ended with sweet relief when Max Muncy launched a solo home run.
The Dodgers crowded the plate as Muncy rounded the bases. Dodger Stadium teetered with delirium. Muncy disappeared inside the throng, having taken Boston pitcher Nathan Eovaldi deep and
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