World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers History

Looking back on the head-to-head history between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Of all the potential World Series matchups, the one we’re getting — Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers — is by far one of the most prestigious. I mean, we all loved seeing the Milwaukee Brewers compete but in terms of ratings and public interest, the Red Sox and Dodgers are far superior.

With that said, they have met less than 20 times in their entire history. In fact, all of their meetings — 15 of them — have come since 2002. And maybe the best part, in my opinion, is how even things have gone — BOS, 8 wins; LAD, 7 wins. All games have been played in three-game series during the months of either June (2002, 2004, 2010) or August (2013, 2016).

Head-to-Head History: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

• 2002: Dodgers 3, Red Sox 2 (at Los Angeles)
• 2002: Dodgers 5, Red Sox 4
• 2002: Dodgers 9, Red Sox 6
• 2004: Red Sox 2, Dodgers 1 (at Boston)
• 2004: Dodgers 14, Red Sox 5
• 2004: Red Sox 4, Dodgers 1
• 2010: Red Sox 10, Dodgers 6 (at Boston)
• 2010: Red Sox 5, Dodgers 4
• 2010: Red Sox 2, Dodgers 0
• 2013: Dodgers 2, Red Sox 0 (at Los Angeles)
• 2013: Red Sox 4, Dodgers 2
• 2013: Red Sox 8, Dodgers 1
• 2016: Red Sox 9, Dodgers 0 (at Los Angeles)
• 2016: Dodgers 3, Red Sox 0
• 2016: Dodgers 8, Red Sox 5

Complete history can be found here, per Baseball Reference.

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The first game of the Boston-LA World Series will be on October 23rd on FOX at 8:09 P.M ET.

Game 1 will be played at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

Per ESPN, Chris Sale is slated to start for Boston while it’s undecided, as of now, who will go for the Dodgers.

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