The Boston Red Sox will be handing the ball to Eduardo Rodriguez for Game 4 of the World Series in Los Angeles.Rodriguez will be making the first postseason start of his career. The left-hander has appeared in six games during the 2018 playoff run for the Sox with a 6.23 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched. "I expect him to give us a chance to win," said manager Alex Cora during his press conference Saturday evening. "His stuff is straightening up. We feel it's a good matchup for us. "Cora made the announcement earlier in the day in unconventional fashion. He revealed his choice as he walked behind the set of a live MLB Network show at Dodger Stadium.Scheduled Game 4 starter Nathan Eovaldi ended up throwing 97 pitches in six innings of relief in a historic Game 3, as Boston lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 18 innings.Rodriguez also appeared in Game 3, but he struck out the only batter he faced on just six pitches in the fifth inning.The Dodgers will counter with Rich Hill in Game 4. The Milton, Massachusetts, native has 10 career playoff starts, including two this postseason. He has an ERA of 2.61 in 10.1 innings pitched this October.Starting lineup for Game 4:Betts - CFBenintendi - LFPearce - 1BMartinez - RFBogaerts - SSNúñez - 3BHolt - 2BVazquez - CRodriguez - LHP The Boston Red Sox will be handing the ball to Eduardo Rodriguez for Game 4 of the World Series in Los Angeles. Rodriguez will be making the first postseason start of his career. The left-hander has appeared in six games during the 2018 playoff run for the Sox with a 6.23 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched. Advertisement Related Content After marathon Game 3, Red Sox and Dodgers set lineups for Game 4 "I expect him to give us a chance to win," said manager Alex Cora during his press conference Saturday evening. "His stuff is straightening up. We feel it's a good matchup for us." Cora made the announcement earlier in the day in unconventional fashion. He revealed his choice as he walked behind the set of a live MLB Network show at Dodger Stadium. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Scheduled Game 4 starter Nathan Eovaldi ended up throwing 97 pitches in six innings of relief in a historic Game 3, as Boston lost 3-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 18 innings. Rodriguez also appeared in Game 3, but he struck out the only batter he faced on just six pitches in the fifth inning. The Dodgers will counter with Rich Hill in Game 4. The Milton, Massachusetts, native has 10 career playoff starts, including two this postseason. He has an ERA of 2.61 in 10.1 innings pitched this October. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Alex Cora says Chris Sale is not available to pitch tonight, but David Price is. #wcvb — Bob Halloran (@BobWCVB) October 27, 2018 Starting lineup for Game 4:<doc-sep>After the longest game in Major League Baseball playoff history Friday night, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are set to play Game 4 just 15 hours after the conclusion of Game 3. The 18-inning marathon featured many new World Series records, including longest game (seven hours, 20 minutes), players used (46) and pitchers used (18). And given Nathan Eovaldi’s gutsy six-inning performance out of the bullpen, the Red Sox were forced to shuffle their plans for Game 4. The majority of the Red Sox’s starting pitching staff approached manager Alex Cora after the game to throw their hat in the ring. Chris Sale and David Price volunteered to start, Cora said. Porcello, too. — Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) October 27, 2018 Chris Sale started Game 1 on Tuesday, David Price tossed six innings in Wednesday’s Game 2 and made a brief appearance in Game 3, while Rick Porcello was the starting pitcher in Game 3 on Friday.<doc-sep>LOS ANGELES — We assure you, it’s Game 4 of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers happening Saturday night. The crazy 18 innings of Game 3 might have felt like two games, but they were just one. The Dodgers, 3-2 winners on Max Muncy’s walk-off homer, now have a fighting chance in the World Series. They’re still down 2-1, but have an advantage in Game 4 after the Red Sox burned through their pitchers in Game 3. There are a lot of question marks for both teams heading into Game 4 — mainly who’s going to pitch (we’ll get to that below). Dave Roberts and Alex Cora have some decisions to make. Players need to bounce back or grab momentum. Game 3 was crazy with its 18 innings, but how players respond to Game 3 a day later could well determine the series. Here’s our daily look at lineups, pitching matchups and more ahead of first pitch: A clock in Dodger Stadium turns to midnight at the beginning of the 17th inning in Game 3 of the World Series baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 1. When does World Series Game 4 start? First pitch of Game 4 comes to us from Dodger Stadium at 8:09 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on FOX. 2. Pitching matchup In the end, the Dodgers have arrived back at Rich Hill as their Game 4 starter. Following Game 3, the Dodgers went fron Hill to TBA, which led to speculation that Clayton Kershaw might pitch on short rest. However, the team has since revealed that Hill will make the start Saturday night with Kershaw following in Game 5 on Sunday. Dodgers make it official: Clayton Kershaw starts tomorrow. They have thus far declined to announce their starter for today. — Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) October 27, 2018 The Red Sox have announced left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez as their starting pitcher after previously scheduled starter Nathan Eovaldi pitched six-plus innings of relief in Game 3. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez will start for the #RedSox tonight in WS Game 4 at LAD. pic.twitter.com/9nATGR98xq — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 27, 2018 Though it was only one batter, Rodriguez also pitched in Game 3. That puts him in rare company. Story continues Eduardo Rodriguez will be the first pitcher to start a #WorldSeries game after pitching in relief the previous day since Firpo Marberry for the Washington Senators in 1924. #RedSox — David Adler (@_dadler) October 27, 2018 3. Lineups The question for the Red Sox was how they’d get all their best bats in the lineup without having a DH in the NL park. In Game 3, that meant Andrew Benintendi on the bench and only go to pinch hit once. In Game 4, Benintendi returns to the lineup, but ALCS MVP Jackie Bradley Jr. sits despite hitting a clutch home run in Game 3. Benintendi replaces Bradley in the lineup. He’ll play LF, with Betts in CF and Martinez in RF, vs Hill. Pearce in for Moreland, Holt and Nunez start over Kinsler and Devers. — Alex Speier (@alexspeier) October 27, 2018 Here’s how the Dodgers will line up. David Freese is back in the leadoff spot against Boston’s left hander. Tonight's GM. 4 Dodger lineup vs. Red Sox: Freese 1B Muncy 2B Turner 3B Machado SS Bellinger CF Puig RF Taylor LF Barnes C Hill P#LADetermined | #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/Fy2cyfooKf — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 27, 2018 4. Where do these teams go after 18 innings in Game 3? Will there be a baseball hangover in Game 4? More than likely, yes. In some cases, the players are returning to Dodger Stadium around 10-12 hours after leaving Game 3. The two teams tax their bullpens in Game 3. The Red Sox especially taxed all their pitching, using four of their five starters. A lot of this may come down to who strikes first – which is usually how the Red Sox win. They’ve won every postseason game in which they scored first and lost every game in which they didn’t score first — like Game 3. So the question becomes whether the Red Sox can wipe this away or the Dodgers can grasp some momentum. After Game 3, we heard something on each side from the players. “Same mentality we had all year— flush it and move on to the next game,” said Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. “It’s one of those things when you’re able to come out on top from a game like this,” said Dodgers Game 3 hero Max Muncy, “you have to feel it gives you a little momentum going to the next one.” 5. The ceremonial stuff The Dodgers usually put on a show with stars from the past, like having Magic Johnson and Tommy Lasorda throw out the first pitch before Game 3. For Game 4, the team has only revealed that another Dodgers hero will handle first pitch duties. OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder will perform the national anthem, the team announced. – – – – – – Mike Oz is a writer at Yahoo Sports. Contact him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! More from Yahoo Sports: • Brown: Muncy’s heroics end longest postseason game ever • Passan: Dodgers may have won more than just wildest World Series game in recent memory • Kinsler feels ‘terrible’ for error that cost Red Sox dearly in Game 3 loss • Six key moments that defined the Dodgers’ 3-2 win<doc-sep>
Mark Teixeira and David Ross discuss strategy for the Dodgers and Red Sox moving forward and the decision to have Nathan Eovaldi throw 97 pitches. (1:48) The Boston Red Sox will turn to left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to start Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. Nathan Eovaldi had been scheduled to start, but he was called in to pitch six-plus innings of relief as Friday's Game 3 stretched to 18 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers won 3-2 on Max Muncy's walk-off homer. Rodriguez pitched one-third of an inning in Game 3, coming on for starter Rick Porcello with two outs in the fifth inning and striking out Joc Pederson on six pitches. "I expect him to give us a chance to win. His stuff is trending up. I know he's rested, 94, 95, good changeup," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "He was part of the equation throughout the season and then he got hurt. Then he came back, he has his ups and downs. And he came out of the bullpen a few times in the playoffs and he's been good." Rodriguez posted a career-low 3.82 ERA in a career-high 27 appearances for Boston during the regular season. He made 23 regular-season starts (12-4, 3.79 ERA) and four relief appearances (1-1, 4.26 ERA). He spent six weeks on the disabled list from July 15 until September with a right ankle sprain. In the postseason, he allowed three earned runs in 1⅔ innings in Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the Yankees but has allowed only two walks in four appearances since that game. The Dodgers, who cut the Red Sox's series lead to 2-1 with the victory, will start veteran left-hander Rich Hill after some initial uncertainty. Manager Dave Roberts said he had been considering using an opener, as Milwaukee did against L.A. in the National League Championship Series, before ultimately sticking with Hill. "We were just kind of just potentially toying with the idea of an opener, and just kind of wanted to leave it open-ended," Roberts said. "And just after more conversation and thought, just feel great about Rich starting and going through his normal routine." Tonight's GM. 4 Dodger lineup vs. Red Sox: Freese 1B Muncy 2B Turner 3B Machado SS Bellinger CF Puig RF Taylor LF Barnes C Hill P#LADetermined | #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/Fy2cyfooKf — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 27, 2018 A day after being left out, left fielder Andrew Benintendi is back in the Boston lineup, batting second, while Jackie Bradley Jr. starts on the bench. J.D. Martinez, who took Benintendi's spot in Game 3, shifts to right field, while Mookie Betts moves to center. Steve Pearce replaces Mitch Moreland at first base and batting third, while Eduardo Nunez starts over Rafael Devers at third base and hitting sixth. Muncy, the Dodgers' Game 3 hero, retains his spot in the Dodgers lineup after starting on the bench in the first two games against left-handed starters Chris Sale and David Price. He'll start at second base; he opened the game at first base on Friday. David Freese is back in the lineup against the lefty Rodriguez -- leading off and playing first -- as is catcher Austin Barnes.