TOP OF THE WORLD It It was Game 1 of the 2018 World Series Betts and the Boston Red Sox were facing the Los Angeles Dodgers The series opened at Fenway Park in front of 38,000 screaming Red Sox fans In his first at bat Betts hit a single That was no surprise to the Boston crowd Betts hits a single in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series 5 CHAPTER 1
During the regular season Betts had led Major League Baseball MLB with an outstanding 346 batting average Up next was Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi That’s when Betts showed off his speed Betts stole second base putting himself into scoring position When Benintendi singled Betts came around to score the first run of the series Betts scored another run in the fifth inning to give the Sox a 4 3 lead They never trailed again Boston won the game 8 4 That gave them a 1 0 lead in the best-of-seven series Betts had another solid performance in Game 2 With the Red Sox trailing 6
Betts rounds the bases after getting a hit in Game 2 of the World Series 1 2 in the fifth inning Betts hit a single to center field Three batters later J D Martinez hit a single that brought Betts home The Red Sox went on to win the game 4 2 They now led the series 2 0 7
