Rotoworld MLB Daily Dose: Thursday 10/25/2018

[Download the Rotoworld App for the latest fantasy player news on the go]( [Rotoworld.com]( has all the tools you need to win your fantasy Baseball league. [Check out Rotoworld.com Season Pass]( To read this article on Rotoworld.com [click here]( [Player News]( | [Columns]( | [Injuries]( | [Transactions]( | [Depth Charts]( | [Scoreboard]( | [Tickets]( Postseason Dose: Sox Take Two - 10/25/2018 BY D.J. Short [NBC Sports Live]( LATEST FANTASY BASEBALL HEADLINES [- Porcello to start Game 3 of WS vs. Dodgers]( [- Price goes six strong in WS Game 2 victory]( [- LAD using same starting lineup in WS Gm 2]( [- Vazquez starting at C in World Series Game 2]( [- Benintendi tallies four hits in WS Game 1 win]( [- Dozier leading off for Dodgers in WS Game 1]( [- Kershaw charged with 5 ER in WS Game 1]( Follow [@djshort]( and [@Rotoworld_BB]( on Twitter. The Red Sox are halfway to their fourth World Series championship since 2004. [David Price]( allowed two runs over six innings and the bullpen followed with three perfect frames on Wednesday night in Boston as the Red Sox defeated the Dodgers 4-2 in Game 2 of the World Series. They’ll pack a commanding 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Los Angeles. Making his first World Series appearance since pitching in relief with the Rays in 2008, Price wasn’t as effective as he was in his Game 5 ALCS start against the Astros, but he managed to hold the Dodgers to just three hits while walking three. Both runs scored in the fourth inning, including a sacrifice fly from [Matt Kemp]( and an RBI single from [Yasiel Puig](, but the veteran southpaw escaped further damage before delivering consecutive 1-2-3 innings to close out his night. He fanned five batters in the victory while inducing 11 swinging strikes in his 88 pitches. All Price does is win in the playoffs, apparently. After failing to win his first 11 postseason starts, he has now won each of his last two starts. The Red Sox were actually behind after Price gave up two runs in the fourth inning, but they took the lead back for good with a three-run rally in the fifth. In keeping with their postseason run, all of them came with two outs. [Hyun-Jin Ryu]( retired the first two batters in the fifth, but the Red Sox had him right where they wanted him. [Christian Vazquez]( and [Mookie Betts]( got a two-out rally started with back-to-back singles. Ryu then walked [Andrew Benintendi]( to load the bases before being pulled in favor of [Ryan Madson](. It didn’t go well. Madson walked [Steve Pearce]( to force in the tying run before [J.D. Martin](ez poked a go-ahead two-run single to right field. And that’s all the Red Sox would need, as Price finished his outing on a high note before the hard-throwing trio of [Joe Kelly](, [Nathan Eovaldi](, and [Craig Kimbrel]( shut down the Dodgers’ offense to close out the victory. As for Madson, he’s had a couple of rough days to begin the World Series. He’s inherited five runners through the first two games and has allowed all of them to score. This was his ninth appearance through 13 postseason games for Los Angeles. Anything can happen, but history isn’t on the Dodgers’ side at this point. Previous teams with a 2-0 lead in the World Series have gone on to win 79.6 percent (43 out of the last 54) of the time, including each of the last 10. The last team to overcome the early series deficit was the 1996 Yankees. It's a tall order against a team which has now won 117 games if you combine the regular season and the postseason. Eovaldi was previously mentioned as a possible option to start Game 3 on Friday night, but that won’t happen after he was needed on Wednesday. It’s possible he’ll start Game 4 if he doesn’t pitch out of the bullpen again. [Rick Porcello]( is now lined up for Game 3 on Friday night. [Walker Buehler]( will try to get the Dodgers back in the series. Quick Hits: According to FOX 9 Sports in Minnesota, the Twins will hire Rays major league field coordinator [Rocco Baldelli]( as their new manager on Thursday … [Yoenis Cespedes](’ left heel surgery has been delayed a few days due to a scheduling conflict … Dodgers manager [Dave Roberts]( said Wednesday that young left-hander [Julio Urias]( will be stretched out as a starter in 2019 … Cardinals catcher [Yadier Molina]( was named as the winner of the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award, which recognizes the player “who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions” on and off the field … Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Rangers are interviewing [Eric Chavez]( for their managerial opening … The Diamondbacks claimed right-hander [Artie Lewicki]( off waivers from the Tigers … Rotoworld.com © 2018 You received this newsletter because you are a registered subscriber of Rotoworld.com's Daily Dose. 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