BOSTON -- Max Muncy watched Matt Kemp hit a harmless grounder to the left side and began to leave the on-deck circle, the final out evolving into an inevitability. He grabbed the barrel of his bat with his left hand, looked off toward center field and disappeared into a visiting dugout that was quickly beginning to empty.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost 4-2 on Wednesday night, face a two-games-to-nothing World Series deficit to a Boston Red Sox team that might be among the greatest in baseball history. They'll return to Los Angeles with hope, mindful of all the adversity they have previously overcome.