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The matchup is set. Thanks to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers Rickey Henderson Jersey , the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League pennant and clinched their place in the 2018 World Series against the Boston Red Sox.Boston, which will represent the American League, previously earned its spot after knocking out the defending champion Houston Astros in five games.The World Series will pit a pair of dynamic offenses against two excellent pitching staffs. During the regular season, both squads held top-10 rankings in runs scored and team ERA.No matter the result, this should be a gripping series to watch.How They Got HereBoston Red SoxALDS (best-of-five): Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1ALCS (best-of-seven): Red Sox 4, Astros 1 Los Angeles DodgersNLDS (best-of-five): Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 1NLCS (best-of-seven): Dodgers 4, Brewers 32018 World Series ScheduleBillie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty ImagesGame 1, Oct. 23: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 2, Oct. 24: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 3, Oct. 26: Red Sox at Dodgers, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 4, Oct. 27: Red Sox at Dodgers http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-ozzie-smith-jersey , 8:09 p.m. ETGame 5, Oct. 28*: Red Sox at Dodgers, 8:15 p.m. ETGame 6, Oct. 30*: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETGame 7, Oct. 31*: Dodgers at Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETNote: *if necessary. All matchups will be televised on Fox.Players to WatchMookie Betts, RF, Boston Red SoxThe potential American League MVP, Mookie Betts posted a .346 batting average with 84 extra-base hits鈥攊ncluding 32 home runs鈥攁nd 80 RBI during the regular season.Betts' scorching year at the plate hasn't continued in the playoffs. So far, he's mustered only eight hits in 39 total at-bats with three doubles, zero homers and three RBI.However, that doesn't mean he's not making an impact. Even excluding the controversial non-home run from Game 4 of the ALCS, Betts made several outstanding defensive plays. His most notable happened in Game 5, robbing Astros star Alex Bregman of extra bases.Despite only having eight hits and four walks, Betts has scored eight runs this postseason. If his excellence at the plate returns Cory Spangenberg Jersey , Betts might add World Series MVP to an expanding trophy case. Clayton Kershaw, SP, Los Angeles DodgersKevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesClayton Kershaw is working toward becoming one of the greatest pitchers in major league history. Anyone who still disagrees, though, will quickly point out his minimal postseason success.Since 2013, the southpaw has opened 20 playoff games鈥?1 of which are considered quality starts (six-plus innings, three runs or fewer). Compared to his regular-season dominance, that 55 percent rate is quite disappointing.Put simply, Kershaw's 9-8 overall record and ERA above 4.00 is disappointing.In Game 2 of the NLDS, he dominated the Braves with eight scoreless innings. Milwaukee pounced on Kershaw for five runs (four earned) during Game 2 of the NLCS, but he responded in Game 5 and allowed only one run over seven innings of work.Kershaw will likely start two World Series tilts, potentially being available in relief for Game 6 or 7, if needed. If he can finally thrive on the biggest stage, any doubts about his legacy will be eliminated.Follow Bleacher Report writer David Kenyon on Twitter Kenyon19_BR. The Boston Red Sox have had a little more than a day to get used to the idea that they are going to the World Series as the American League representative.They handled the New York Yankees and Houston Astros with relative ease, beating the Bombers in four games in the American League Division Series and the Astros in five games in the ALCS.However, the Red Sox still don't know who they are playing because the Milwaukee Brewers got the best of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS. That 7-2 victory squared the series http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-eric-hosmer-jersey , and those two teams will play the decisive seventh game at Miller Park Saturday night.The survivor of that game will go to Boston's Fenway Park Tuesday night for Game 1 of the World Series. The Red Sox will be decisive favorites.They are -150 favorites to win the Fall Classic, per OddsShark, while the Dodgers are +190 and the Brewers are +650. (The odds on the Dodgers and Brewers were listed before Milwaukee's Game 6 victory, so the odds on the Dodgers are likely to go up and those on the Brewers are likely to come down.)Those betting on the Red Sox will have to risk $150 to win $100. Those backing either National League team will risk $100 to win $190 on the Dodgers or $650 on the Brewers.World Series ScheduleTuesday, October 23 (Game 1): NL winner at Boston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETWednesday, October 24 (Game 2):NLwinner atBoston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETFriday, October 26 (Game 3):Boston Red Soxat NL winner, 8:09 p.m. ETSaturday, October 27 (Game 4):Boston Red SoxatNLwinner, 8:09 p.m. ETSunday, October 28 (Game 5, if necessary):Boston Red SoxatNLwinner, 8:15 p.m. ETTuesday, October 30 (Game 6 http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-jose-pirela-jersey , if necessary):NLwinner atBoston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETWednesday, October 31 (Game 7, if necessary):NLwinner atBoston Red Sox, 8:09 p.m. ETAll World Series games will be televised by Fox.The Red Sox have been relentless from an offensive perspective in the postseason, particularly on the road. They were 2-0 at Yankee Stadium in the ALDS and 3-0 at Minute Maid Park in the ALCS.Jackie Bradley Jr. had the big bat for the Red Sox against the Astros. He drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double that gave the Red Sox the lead in Game 2, and he belted a grand slam in Game 3 that broke open a tight game.Bradley, usually the ninth-place hitter in the Boston lineup, hit the go-ahead two-run homer in Game 4, and that blow proved to be decisive.Slugger J.D. Martinez, who hit 43 home runs and drove in a major-league best 130 runs during the regular season, hit a home run in the decisive fifth game of the ALCS, and third baseman Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer that gave the Red Sox a firm grip on that game.Both home runs came against Houston ace Justin Verlander, and the Astros simply had no answers against the Boston pitching staff.Alex Cora has not been hesitant to use his starting pitchers in key relief situations. Chris Sale came out of the bullpen against the Yankees, while Rick Porcello and Nathan Eovaldi did the same against Houston. David Price, who was brilliant in Game 5 http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-austin-jackson-jersey , warmed up in the eighth and ninth innings of Game 4 and could have gone in during either of those innings, but Cora let struggling closer Craig Kimbrel finish.That resulted in a heart-stopping win as left-fielder Andrew Benintendi made a diving catch of an Alex Bregman line drive on the final play of the game.Kimbrel closed Game 5 in more convincing fashion, as he retired three of the four batters he faced and the Red Sox celebrated their pennant on the diamond and then in the locker room at Minute Maid.The Red Sox will be attempting to win their fourth World Series since 2004. They swept the St. Louis Cardinals that year, and they swept the Colorado Rockies in 2007. They also beat the Cardinals in six games in 2013.The Dodgers made it to the World Series a year ago, and they lost to the Astros in seven games. Their last World Series victory was a five-game triumph over the Oakland A's in 1988.Dodgers manager Dave Roberts hopes to take his team to Fenway Park for the World Series.Matt Slocum/Associated PressThe Brewers have never won the World Series, and they haven't competed in the Fall Classic since 1982 when they were an American League team. The Brewers held a 3-2 lead in that series against the St. Louis Cardinals, but they fell in seven games.If the Dodgers get to the World Series, they will depend on their balance and experience. Manager Dave Roberts, a hero in Boston for his stolen base in the 2004 ALCS triumph over the Yankees, will look to Justin Turner, Manny Machado and Max Muncy to supply the power to compete with the Red Sox.If the Brewers win Game 7, Craig Counsell will need Christian Yelich, Jesus Aguilar and ex-Red Sox Travis Shaw to supply power. Those three combined for 103 regular-season home runs.Neither the Brewers nor the Dodgers can start thinking about the Red Sox just yet, as they have business to attend to Saturday night at Miller Park.