Minnesota Star Tribune

Boston on the brink

October 27, 2018 at 6:09AM
Boston Red Sox's catcher Christian Vazquez watches as Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson follows through on his home run during the third inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Dodgers left fielder Joc Pederson followed through on his third-inning home run during Friday night’s Game 3 of the World Series against the Red Sox. Pederson’s blast off righthander Rick Porcello stood up as the only run through seven innings, but Boston tied it in the eighth inning when Jackie Bradley Jr. homered off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. The score was tied 1-1 in the top of the ninth inning at deadline of this edition of the Star Tribune. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

xyxyxyx Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 1 INCH.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 2 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 3 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 4 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 5 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 6 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 7 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 8 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 9 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 10 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 11 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 12 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 13 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 14 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 15 INCHES.

Text goes here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and here and THIS IS 16 INCHES.


The Boston Red Sox's Ian Kinsler, right, is tagged out at home plate by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes on a throw from center fielder Cody Bellinger while trying to score on a sacrifice fly by Eduardo Nunez in the 10th inning in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The Boston Red Sox’s Ian Kinsler, right, is tagged out at home plate by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes on a throw from center fielder Cody Bellinger while trying to score on a sacrifice fly by Eduardo Nunez in the 10th inning in Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Pedro Baez reacts after Boston Red Sox's Ian Kinsler was tagged out at home plate while trying to score on a sacrifice fly by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Dodgers reliever Pedro Baez — and the Dodger Stadium crowd — reacted after Red Sox baserunner Ian Kinsler — who was nearly thrown out at first and third — was tagged out at the plate trying to score on a fly ball by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning. Cody Bellinger’s laser throw home from center field nabbed Kinsler, and the score of Game 3 of the World Series remained tied 1-1 in the 13th inning at deadline of this edition of the Star Tribune. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Boston Red Sox's Eduardo Nunez is safe at first past Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Enrique Hernandez on a fielding error by relief pitcher Scott Alexander during the 13th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Boston’s Eduardo Nunez was safe at first in the 13th inning as the throw got past Dodgers infielder Kiké Hernandez, enabling the go-ahead run to score. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Boston Red Sox third baseman Eduardo Nunez falls into the stands after catching a foul ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger during the 13th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
DAVID J. PHILLIP and MARK J. TERRILL • Associated Press AN ADVENTURESOME 13TH Why was Friday night’s World Series game the longest in terms of time in major league history? Because of a strange 13th inning involving ex-Twins infielder Eduardo Nunez. In the top of the inning (top), he reached on an infield single, and pitcher Scott Alexander’s throw got away from Kiké Hernandez, enabling Brock Holt to score from second; in the bottom of the inning (below), Nunez fell into the stands catching Cody Bellinger’s foul ball for the second out, enabling baserunner Max Muncy to advance a base. Muncy then scored the tying run when Boston second baseman Ian Kinsler threw Yasiel Puig’s two-out grounder away. The score remained tied 2-2 in the 15th inning — setting a World Series record for innings — at deadline of this edition of the Star Tribune. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
about the writer

about the writer

Curt Lakanen, Star Tribune

More from Minnesota Star Tribune

See More

Sports

Patrick Reusse Turkey of the Year past winners, from 1978 to today

card image
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE, ASSOCIATED PRESS/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The "winners" have all been Turkeys, no matter the honor's name.

Minnesota Star Tribune

Sign up for Star Tribune newsletters

News & Politics

Want to share info with the Star Tribune? How to do it securely

In this photo taken Monday, March 6, 2017, in San Francisco, released confidential files by The University of California of a sexual misconduct case, like this one against UC Santa Cruz Latin Studies professor Hector Perla is shown. Perla was accused of raping a student during a wine-tasting outing in June 2015. Some of the files are so heavily redacted that on many pages no words are visible. Perla is one of 113 UC employees found to have violated the system's sexual misconduct policies in rece