GAME 2: Red Sox take 2-0 lead in World Series with win over Dodgers

BOSTON — David Price pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and major league RBI leader J.D. Martinez broke a fifth-inning tie during another two-out rally Wednesday night that led the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers for a 2-0 lead in the World Series.

Craig Kimbrel closed out the win at noisy Fenway Park, putting the Red Sox halfway to their fourth championship in 15 seasons.

Game 3 is Friday in Los Angeles. The Dodgers would need a win to avoid an 0-3 deficit that no World Series team has ever recovered from.

The Red Sox have won 14 of their last 16 World Series games, dating to a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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11:22 p.m.: The Red Sox take a 2-0 lead in the series with a 4-2 win, with Craig Kimbrel closing it out on the mound in the top of the ninth. David Price gets the win on the mound for the Red Sox.

11:02 p.m.: Nathan Eovaldi takes the mound for the Red Sox in the top of the 8th inning, with the Red Sox leading 4-2.

10:15 p.m.: J.D. Martinez makes it 4-2 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth, giving the Red Sox the lead.

10:11 p.m.: Steve Pearce draws the walk to tie the game at 2-2, with J.D. Martinez coming up to bat with the bases loaded!

9:29 p.m.: Yasiel Puig drives in another run for the Dodgers to take a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth.

9:21 p.m.: Matt Kemp ties it up with a sacrifice fly to make it 1-1 in the top of the fourth.

9:01 p.m.: David Price makes it through the third inning with no damage done, with the Red Sox still up 1-0.

8:46 p.m.: Ian Kinsler gets the scoring started early for the Red Sox, driving in Xander Bogaerts to make it 1-0 in the second inning!

8:36 p.m.: David Price continues a successful start, with three strikeouts through two innings.

8:25 p.m.: Both David Price and Hyun-Jin Ryu remain without a scratch, with the game scoreless through one.

8:09 p.m.: David Price is on the mound, with Game 2 finally underway at Fenway Park!

8:00 p.m.: Just a group of "idiots" being honored before Game 2 officially started! The 2004 Red Sox took the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday night!

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7:00 p.m.: Our pregame coverage from Fenway Park starts LIVE on Boston 25, with first pitch just over an hour away!

6:00 p.m.: David Ortiz joins Butch Stearns ahead of Game 2, talking about his transition to the broadcasting world and the elements affecting the game at Fenway Park.

7:58 a.m.: The line at Fenway to buy day-of tickets to Game 2 formed around 3:30 this morning and included some college students who said they were skipping class to try to snag a ticket.

5:27 a.m.: It will be a bit colder at Fenway tonight. Meteorologist Shiri Spear has a preview of what to expect for Game 2:

The Red Sox took a 1-0 series lead Tuesday night with an 8-4 win against the Dodgers.

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A neck-and-neck game through six-and-a-half innings, a home run by Eduardo Nunez put the Sox ahead for good in the bottom of the seventh.

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