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 Associated Press contributed to this report.
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.
>>PHOTOS: Red Sox, Dodgers square off in Game 2 of World Series at Fenway Park
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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!
>>WATCH: 2004 Red Sox throw out ceremonial first pitch before Game 2
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.
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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:
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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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