Red Sox rally past Dodgers to win Game 4 of World Series

Boston's Steve Pearce celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a single by Xander Bogaerts during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Boston's Steve Pearce celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a single by Xander Bogaerts during the ninth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

By Associated Press October 28, 2018 6 min read

LOS ANGELES – An 18-inning loss in Game 3 of the World Series couldn’t wear out the Boston Red Sox. A four-run deficit late in Game 4 definitely didn’t faze them.

This plucky powerhouse just kept getting big hits to move to the brink of another championship.

Steve Pearce hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and a three-run double in the ninth, and the Red Sox emphatically rallied for a 9-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Pinch-hitter Rafael Devers singled home Brock Holt with the tiebreaking run in the ninth as Boston roared to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.

Less than a day after a wrenching, 440-minute defeat ended well past midnight, the Red Sox trailed 4-0 in the seventh inning before they shook off that heartbreak, warmed up their bats and sped away from L.A.