Boston Red Sox beat the L.A. Dodgers in a frigid Game 1 of the World Series

Boston wins Game 1 of 2018 World Series — (Image credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

A combination of the cold weather and the peculiarities of Fenway Park helped the Red Sox trounce the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 in Game 1 of the World Series in Boston on Tuesday night. The temperature, which dropped from 53 degrees to the mid-40s as the game went on, was the coldest the Dodgers have played in all year. Andrew Benintendi had four hits and scored three runs for the Red Sox, J.D. Martinez drove in two runs, and pinch hitter Eduardo Nunez nailed a three-run homer. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw took the loss. "We won Game 1 last year and lost the Series, so maybe we'll try it out this way," Kershaw quipped.

Game 2, on Wednesday in Boston, is expected to be even colder. The Red Sox and Dodgers have not played each other in the World Series since 1916, when Babe Ruth helped Boston win the series, The Associated Press notes.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.