The Boston Red Sox will try to accomplish something in Game 2 of the 2018 World Series that they haven’t achieved yet in the postseason.After taking Game 1 of the series over the Los Angeles Dodgers Blake Parker Jersey , Boston is looking to win two consecutive home games for the first time in three series.The Red Sox dropped one of the first two contests in the ALDS and ALCS, which gives the Dodgers hope heading into Game 2 they can steal a game before heading back home for Game 3 Friday.David Price, who reversed his postseason struggles in Game 5 of the ALCS, opposes Hyun-Jin Ryu in the pitching matchup, but as we saw in Game 1, the relief pitchers on both sides could end up as the most important pitchers to toe the rubber in Game 2. Game 2 InformationStart Time:8:09 p.m. ETTV:FoxLive Stream:Fox Sports Go or Fox Sports app. PredictionBoston 7, Los Angeles 4Once again, the Boston bats will be on display at Fenway Park.In Game 1, Alex Cora’s side racked up 11 hits CJ Wilson Jersey , seven of which came off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi set the tone at the top of the order, as they combined for five hits and five runs.Elise Amendola/Associated PressBenintendi went 4-for-5 in his World Series debut, and he’ll continue his early quest to be World Series MVP in Game 2 with a pair of base knocks.The Boston hitters will have to be patient at the plate against Ryu, who conceded seven earned runs in 14.1 innings spread across three starts in the NLDS and NLCS.Los Angeles hopes it can get at least a six-inning outing of Ryu similar to the one he produced in Game 1 of the NLDS.But that will be difficult against a Boston lineup that found success against Kershaw immediately in the World Series opener.Even if Betts and Benintendi struggle, the Red Sox possess a handful of batters further down the order who are more than capable of reaching base and putting Ryu under pressure.Rafael Devers and Sandy Leon, who combined for three hits in Game 1, will be the difference-makers at the bottom of the order, and they’ll set up Betts and Benintendi for RBI opportunities in their second and third at-bats.The biggest question mark for the Red Sox entering Game 2 is the performance of Price, who earned his first postseason victory as a starter in Game 5 of the ALCS.He doesn’t have to be perfect http://www.dodgersfanproshop.c…..ias-jersey , but he needs to produce a solid outing of five or six innings to set up his team’s relief pitchers.The Boston left-hander will do enough to keep the Red Sox in the lead through five innings, but he’ll have a tough time getting Manny Machado out.Machado continued his terrific postseason with three RBI in Game 1, and he’ll drive in at least two more runs with Justin Turner and David Freese getting on base in front of him.David J. Phillip/Associated PressOnce the starters exit, Game 2 will come down to which bullpen performs better, and based off Game 1, the edge belongs to Boston.Ryan Brasier was the only Boston reliever to be charged with an earned run Tuesday, while three of the four Los Angeles pitchers out of the bullpen gave up an earned run.Brasier, Joe Kelly, Eduardo Rodriguez and Rick Porcello will bridge the gap between Price and closer Craig Kimbrel while the Red Sox tack on two insurance runs in the final few innings.In the ninth inning Cody Bellinger Jersey , Kimbrel will shut down the Dodgers for the second straight game and hand the Red Sox a commanding 2-0 lead. Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90.Statistics obtained from Baseball Reference. Justin Verlander is set to make his long-awaited return to Detroit as a member of the Houston Astros.And his new team is on another impressive run.The Tigers traded Verlander late last season after over a decade in Detroit — a stretch that included two American League pennants, four division titles and an MVP award for the hard-throwing right-hander in 2011. Now he’s scheduled to take the mound Monday night at Comerica Park on what should be an eventful evening in Motown, to say the least.“They’ve got Monday Night Football that night, too. So we’ll see what happens,” Verlander said.Indeed, the Tigers will host Houston while the Lions open their season across the street against the New York Jets. That may take some of the attention off Verlander’s return, but it should still be an emotional atmosphere at the ballpark.“I’m sure he’s had this series marked on his calendar all year,” Detroit catcher James McCann said. “We all know how much he’s meant to this team and these fans.”Verlander helped the Astros to a World Series title last year Chris Taylor Jersey , and this season, he’s 14-9 with a 2.73 ERA. Houston had a seven-game winning streak snapped when it lost to Boston in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night, but that defeat came after the Astros took the first two games in the series against the team with baseball’s best record.Houston has a major league-best 3.10 ERA, which would be the lowest in the AL since the Yankees finished the strike-shortened 1981 season at 2.90. It would also be the second straight season an AL team led the majors in ERA, after Cleveland did it in 2017.The Astros lead second-place Oakland by 2 ½ games in the AL West in the only race that’s all that compelling in the AL. Boston leads the Yankees by 8 ½ games in the East, and Cleveland could clinch the Central sometime this week. The battle for the second wild card isn’t all that close either, with the Athletics 7 ½ games up on Seattle.Verlander hasn’t pitched at Detroit since the trade, but he did face the Tigers earlier this season in Houston. Detroit hit four home runs off him and beat the Astros 6-3 .Elsewhere around the majors:SLIPPINGThe National League’s postseason race was probably bound to thin out. The Nationals never made much of a push and have traded some significant contributors since the non-waiver deadline, and the Pirates are 7 ½ games behind the second wild card — even after five straight wins.The Phillies are currently 4 ½ out of a wild card. They trail NL East-leading Atlanta by the same margin. Philadelphia is 2-6 this month and dropped costly series this past week against the lowly Mets and Marlins.HIGHLIGHTEven at altitude http://www.dodgersfanproshop.c…..ncy-jersey , Trevor Story’s 505-foot home run Wednesday night was impressive. Colorado beat San Francisco 5-3, and Story hit three homers totaling 1,380 feet , according to Statcast.LINE OF THE WEEKKansas City rookie Jorge Lopez came within three outs of a perfect game Saturday night in a 4-1 victory over Minnesota. He allowed a walk and a hit to start the ninth, then was taken out after 110 pitches.