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Jeffress and Joakim Soria to get to Corey Knebel Cheslor Cuthbert Jersey , who might have to throw two innings Saturday.In order to take some pressure off the bullpen, starter Wade Miley needs to go at least four or five innings, that way Counsell can throw Jeffress, Soria and Knebel consecutively.However, if the Dodgers do damage at the plate in the early innings, Counsell will have a tough decision to make.If that occurs, Counsell might be forced to go to Hader, who is now at a disadvantage because all of the Los Angeles starters faced him once Friday.Although Knebel earned the save in the ninth inning, he was far from perfect, as Chris Taylor drove in Joc Pederson on an RBI triple off the Milwaukee closer.The Brewers haven't been exposed by the Dodgers' lineup, but they haven't been perfect, and if the Dodgers continue to make progress against the relievers, it could turn into a difficult series for the NL Central champion. Dodgers' Confidence At Plate Leads To Road Win in Game 2You can't sugarcoat a postseason loss,but the Dodgers picked up a slight advantage by rallying back within one run of the Brewers.The four runs scored in the eighth and ninth innings showed the Dodgers they are more than capable of putting Milwaukee's bullpen under pressure.Even Hader Brian Flynn Jersey , who has been deemed untouchable, conceded a pair of hits during his three-inning stint on the bump.The late Game 1 rally combined with Hyun-Jin Ryu starting Game 2 should put the Dodgers in position to steal a game in Milwaukee before heading home.The 31-year-old Ryu was fantastic in Game 1 of the NLDS, as he gave up four hits in seven shutout innings.With Ryu thriving against the Milwaukee lineup, the Dodgers' bats will go to work, with Manny Machado leading the charge.Jeff Roberson/Associated PressMachado recorded two hits and drove in three runs out of the cleanup spot in Game 1, and if Chris Taylor gets on base like he did Friday, there will be plenty of opportunities with runners in scoring position.The key for the Dodgers to unlock their full potential at the plate is Justin Turner, who went 0-for-5 in the series opener.Turner hit .357 in the NLDS win over the Atlanta Braves and recorded 12 RBI, 12 hits and three home runs in the NLDS and NLCS a year ago. Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90Statistics obtained from Baseball Reference BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Funhouse proved too tricky, too cold and just too much for the beach boys.Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox came out swinging in the World Series opener, seizing every advantage in their quirky ballpark to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 on a chilly, windy Tuesday night.Benintendi had four hits http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , Martinez drove in two early runs and pinch-hitter Eduardo Nunez golfed a three-run homer to seal it. The 108-win Red Sox got a solid effort from their bullpen after an expected duel between aces Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw never developed.From the get-go, old Fenway Park caused all sorts of problems for the Dodgers.Mookie Betts led off for the Red Sox with a popup that twisted first baseman David Freese as he tried to navigate the tight foul space near the stands and gauge the gusts. Lost, he overran the ball and it dropped behind him.“You never really know,” Benintendi said. “The flag will be blowing one way, and the wind is actually blowing the other. You have to be on your toes pretty much.”Given a second chance, Betts lined a single that set up a two-run first inning.“It was important for us to score first and kind of put some pressure on them,” he said.In the seventh, newly inserted left fielder Joc Pederson looked hesitant as he chased Benintendi’s soft fly, rushing toward the seats that jut out down the line. The ball ticked off his glove for a ground-rule double, and soon Nunez connected off Alex Wood to break open a 5-4 game.“We didn’t play the defense that we typically do. I thought we left some outs out there,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “And it didn’t make Clayton’s job any easier.”The crowd and cold temperatures were no picnic for Los Angeles, either.The oddly angled ballpark became an echo chamber even before the first pitch. Chants of “Beat LA!” began early, Kershaw got heckled with a sing-song serenade and Dodgers villain Manny Machado heard loud boos all evening.Only one person wearing Dodger blue drew a cheer: Roberts, saluted in pregame introductions for the daring steal that turned the tide in Boston’s 2004 playoff comeback against the Yankees.“I think we had the advantage tonight with the weather and stuff. We’ve been playing through it Justin Grimm Jersey ,” Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi said.It was 53 degrees at first pitch and it dropped into the mid-40s by the end. That was the coldest game for Los Angeles this season and quite a contrast from last year’s World Series, when it was a record 103 degrees for the opener at Dodger Stadium against Houston.“We won Game 1 last year and lost the Series, so maybe we’ll try it out this way. See if we can win one,” Kershaw said.Game 2 is Wednesday night, when it’s supposed to be even colder. David Price, fresh from beating Houston in the ALCS clincher, starts against Hyun-Jin Ryu.Both teams rely heavily on analytics, and it showed: With each manager searching for the most beneficial matchup, the clubs combined to use 12 pitchers and six pinch-hitters.Benintendi scored three times for Boston, trying for its fourth championship in 15 seasons. Matt Kemp homered and Justin Turner had three hits for the Dodgers, aiming for their first crown since 1988. Machado drove in three runs, and his RBI grounder in the fifth inning made it 3-all.Boston retook the lead in the bottom half when Xander Bogaerts hustled to beat out a potential inning-ending double play — Dodgers reliever Ryan Madson seemed to celebrate a little too early.Rafael Devers followed with an RBI single, making it 5-3 and giving himself an early birthday present. He turned 22 at midnight, three minutes before the game ended.Martinez http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-ryan-goins-jersey , who led the majors with 130 RBIs, gave the crowd a scare when his foot slipped rounding second base on a run-scoring double in the third. He fell hard, but soon got up.Steve Pearce, ruled safe at first on a replay review, scored from there on Martinez’s double. The ball hit a metal garage-type grate on the far center-field wall and took a weird carom, giving Pearce extra time to score.A garage-style grate, used for groundskeeping vehicles and such. What other park has that in play?A day before this opener, Kershaw and most of the Dodgers pooh-poohed the prospect that Fenway would cause them trouble. Most of them had never played at the oldest ballpark in the majors, built in 1912, but said they were sure they’d be OK.It didn’t quite turn out that way in their first trip to Fenway since 2010.Besides, clubs coming to Beantown have other things to worry about.“I think the biggest challenge for a team coming in here is you’re playing the Boston Red Sox,” Eovaldi said Monday.The only other time the Dodgers and Red Sox met in the World Series was 1916, when Babe Ruth helped pitch Boston to the championship. Those games were at Braves Field, the bigger home park of the city’s National League franchise.Kershaw and Sale each started out wearing short sleeves Blaine Boyer Jersey , but neither warmed to the possibility of the marquee matchup. In similar outings, both were pulled before getting an out in the fifth.Kershaw took the loss in his first appearance at Fenway, tagged for five runs on seven hits and three walks. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner fell to 9-9 in the postseason, his October results falling short of his brilliant regular-season resume.“All the way around it wasn’t a good night,” Kershaw said.Sale threw 91 pitches in his first outing since the ALCS opener. He was hospitalized last week for an unspecified stomach illness.Matt Barnes, the first of six Boston relievers, got the win. Eovaldi pitched the eighth and Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth as the Red Sox bullpen held the Dodgers to one run on three hits in five innings.Boston manager Alex Cora won in his first try guiding a club in the Series. This also marked the first World Series game between teams led by minority managers.YAY FOR YAZ Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski bounced the ceremonial first pitch, and decided that just wouldn’t do. So he called for another ball, and the 79-year-old Hall of Famer threw a strike to injured Boston star Dustin Pedroia.FIRST UPThe Red Sox have won Game 1 in six straight World Series, dating to 1975 vs. the Big Red Machine. … Boston is 8-0 this postseason when scoring first. … The team that wins the opener has won 62 percent of the championships.UP NEXTPrice had been 0-9 in 11 postseason starts before pitching six scoreless innings to help close out the Astros in Game 5. Ryu was 1-1 with a 3.40 ERA in three playoff starts this year.