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And, so: it begins. I’m sure Fox executives are delighted with the match-up, which offers a chance for revenge, being a rematch of the World Series from... uh, 102 years ago. There, in 1916, the Red Sox won in five, beating a team then known as the Brooklyn Robins, Superbas or Dodgers, almost interchangeably. Personally, I’d take a repeat of that score, but will settle for whatever, as long as I get to celebrate Los Angeles Elimination Day at some point before the end of the month.
It’s a battle of left-handers, with Chris Sale (12-4, 2.11 ERA in the regular season) going up against Clayton Kershaw (9-5, 2.73). It appears Kershaw is seen as the underdog by Vegas, for the first time in any start he has made since July 2012. Not sure who he faced there: looking at his game logs, could have been Cliff Lee or Ryan Vogelsong. Probably not his game again Josh Collmenter.
Go, Red Sox.