The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to meet in the World Series for the first time ever, after the Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series over the weekend. The Sox advanced by eliminating the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in just five games in the ALCS.
The action kicks off tonight, Tuesday, October 23 with the first pitch of Game 1 at Fenway Park scheduled to take place at 8:09 pm ET. All of the games will air on Fox and can be live streamed via the Fox Sports Go app. It'll be a matchup of two of the best southpaws in the game as Chris Sale goes up against Clayton Kershaw in Game 1.
The full tv schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, October 23 (Game 1): Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ET
Wednesday, October 24 (Game 2): Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ET
Friday, October 26 (Game 3): Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. ET
Saturday, October 27 (Game 4): Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. ET
Sunday, October 28 (Game 5, if necessary): Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:15 p.m. ET
Tuesday, October 30 (Game 6, if necessary): Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ET
Wednesday, October 31 (Game 7, if necessary): Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ET
The Red Sox are slight favorites to win it all heading into Game 1. Oddsmakers at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook have listed the Sox as minus-135 favorites, while the Dodgers are plus-115 to win the series. In other words, a $135 bet on the Red Sox will pay $100, while a $100 bet on the Dodgers pays $115.