Boston put the wraps on a dominating season with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday in Game 5 of the World Series. The Red Sox secured their first title since 2013 -- a blink of the eye on the Boston-baseball time scale -- and fourth in 15 years. Boston has now won nine titles in franchise history, tied for third-most of all big league teams.

Pinch hitter Rafael Devers stroked an RBI single in the ninth to plate Brock Holt, and Steve Pearce broke the game open with a bases-clearing triple, lifting Boston to a 9-6 win on Saturday in Game 4 of the World Series. The Red Sox now own a commanding 3-1 lead in the 114th Fall Classic.

The longest game in World Series history ended after 18 innings and 7 hours, 20 minutes.

Max Muncy was the hero, leading off the bottom of the 18th and swatting a 3-2 pitch from Nathan Eovaldi over the fence in left-center with but a few inches to spare. It gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox and maybe saved their season: No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the World Series.

Behind a career night from Andrew Benintendi and a game-breaking, three-run pinch home run from Eduardo Nunez, the Red Sox outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers to win 8-4 at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Yasiel Puig lifted his arms in triumph, then wiggled his fingers in an attempt to ignite a hostile crowd that had grown silent in the wake of his blast. His two-out, three-run home run in the sixth inning of Game 7 in this National League Championship Series had extended the Dodgers' lead to four, providing enough cushion for a 5-1 victory over the Brewers and another pennant.

Jesus Aguilar sparked Milwaukee's slumping lineup with three RBI on a pair of two-out hits, and the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 on Friday night to even the NL Championship Series at three games each.

David Price ended his winless string of postseason starts on Thursday, dealing six scoreless innings to help vault the Red Sox into the World Series.

Price, who had started 11 playoff games dating back to 2011 without earning a victory, struck out a postseason career-high nine batters while walking none and limiting the Houston Astros to three hits.

Price finished his outing by retiring seven straight batters, and the Red Sox's bullpen finished out a 4-1 win, allowing Boston to close out the American League Championship Series four games to one and advance to the Fall Classic for the first time since 2013.

Left fielder Andrew Benintendi made a diving catch with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Boston Red Sox held off the Houston Astros 8-6 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.

With so much at stake, three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw bounced back from one of his worst postseason starts with one of his best, pitching the Dodgers past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Wednesday for a 3-2 lead in the NL Championship Series.

Cody Bellinger singled home the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning Tuesday night to give Los Angeles a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that tied the NL Championship Series at two games apiece.