Max Muncy hits 18th inning walk off home run as Dodgers outlast Red Sox in longest ever World Series game
- Los Angeles edge Boston 3-2 after seven hours and 20 minutes
- No World Series game has ever gone beyond 14 innings
Max Muncy blasted an 18th inning walk off home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers snatched a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the longest game in World Series history.
A record-shattering game three that began on Friday afternoon at 5.09pm local time finished seven hours and 20 minutes later in the early hours of Saturday morning with the Dodgers claiming a victory that cut Boston’s lead in the best-of-seven series to 2-1.
The game was the longest in the 115-year history of the World Series, comfortably surpassing the five hour and 41 minute battle that went 14 innings between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox in 2005.
The marathon duel was also the longest postseason game in Major League Baseball history.
“Had our backs against the wall many times, and for us to persevere, it wasn’t how we scripted it but it was a big win for us,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
