Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesAs the Boston Red Sox have jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 World Series Miguel Andujar Jersey , J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts have emerged as the favorites to take home the Fall Classic's MVP honors.Martinez and Betts lead the field, with Red Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi following closely behind, per OddsSharkddsShark OddsSharkUpdated odds to win #WorldSeries MVP (5Dimes):Martinez +250Betts +300Benintendi +400Bogaerts +1000Price +1500Bradley Jr. +2000Devers/Machado +2500Kimbrel +3000Puig +3500Turner +4000Kemp/Muncy +5000Porcello/Bellinger +5000Sale/Vazquez +5000Kershaw +10000No real surprises there.Betts has helped set the table for Martinez and Co. The Boston leadoff hitter is 4-for-8 with a walk, a double, a stolen base and three runs scored.Hitting at the top of the lineup means his focus is on getting on base rather than power numbers鈥攁nd he has proven very valuable in that regard thus far.Martinez has been showing he is worth every penny of the five-year, $110 million contract he signed last offseason by following up a spectacular regular season with a strong start to the World Series. Through the first two games, the slugger is 3-for-7 with one walk, four RBI and a double.His series has been highlighted by a clutch go-ahead hit in Game 2:It's important to note that Martinez is currently dealing with an ankle injury he suffered in Game 1. PerESPN, Boston skipper Alex Cora would not commit to Martinez being in the lineup on Friday. Then again, losing the designated hitter could also affect the World Series MVP chase. Betts may shift to the infield and play second base to clear room in the outfield for Martinez if the slugger is healthy.Both Martinez (.330 average http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-khris-davis-jersey , 43 home runs and 130 RBI) and Betts (.346 average, .438 on-base percentage, 32 home runs and 80 RBI) are in the mix for the American League MVP award this season as well.Benintendi has gone 4-for-8 with one walk, one double and one RBI (and an impressive catch) through the first two games, and 2018 ALCS MVP Jackie Bradley Jr. has been unable to carry over his momentum from the previous series, going just 1-for-7 against Los Angeles so far.David Price (+1500) comes in at fifth after throwing six innings of three-hit, shutout baseball in a 4-2 victory in Game 2. Entering the 2018 postseason, he faced long odds to be considered for the award, given his teams lost each of his first 10 career postseason starts. However, he is 2-0 in his last three starts this postseason Kendall Graveman Jersey , with Boston winning all three games.There are six Red Sox players on the list before the first Dodger shows up, with Manny Machado coming in at +2500. The midseason acquisition is just 2-for-7 in the series, but he leads Los Angeles with three RBI.Los Angeles first baseman David Freese was named the 2011 World Series MVP after playing the role of hero for the St. Louis Cardinals. He has once again shown up on baseball's biggest stage, leading his team with a .600 average (3-for-5).Of course, a series never truly gets underway until the road team wins a game. Boston successfully protected home-field advantage at Fenway Park, and now, the series shifts to Dodger Stadium. That means the pursuit of the World Series and of the MVP award will be taken up a notch. PHOENIX (AP) — Antonio Senzatela picked a great night for perhaps his best outing of the season.The Colorado right-hander allowed three hits in seven strong innings and the Rockies kept pace in their playoff push with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.With eight games to play, the Rockies trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by 1 1/2 games in the NL West and are 1 1/2 behind St. Louis for the final NL wild-card spot.“We don’t have many games left,” Colorado catcher Chris Iannetta said. “We need some help from teams ahead of us to lose some games and we have to win a bunch. It’s going to be difficult but we’ll just try to win one each day and be happy.”Arizona, meanwhile http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-jose-canseco-jersey , has lost 11 out of 14 and is on the brink of mathematical elimination from playoff contention with a week to go.Iannetta drove in two with a bases-loaded single in Colorado’s four-run third inning against Patrick Corbin (11-7). Iannetta got a third RBI when Brad Boxberger walked him with the bases loaded in the ninth.Senzatela (6-6) retired the first 14 batters before A.J. Pollock hit a 1-1 pitch just over the left-field wall, Pollock’s 19th homer of the season, with two outs in the fifth.Senzatela thought it was his best performance of the season, considering the circumstance.“I had a lot of confidence in my fastball, the action of my fastball down in the zone,” he said through a translator. “I just felt I could throw it at any point and I was going to have good results.”The only other batters to reach base against the Colorado right-hander were Alex Avila, whose leadoff single in the sixth was erased by a double play, and Eduardo Escobar, who singled to lead off the seventh.Senzatela, who has won his last two outings after going 0-3 in his previous four http://www.athleticsfanproshop.com/authentic-jed-lowrie-jersey , threw just 75 pitches, allowing a run and striking out four with no walks.“Tonight was big for him, man,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “He’s still growing as a pitcher but a great job tonight. Repeated his delivery outstanding. … He’s an aggressive pitcher who attacks.”A hit batter and two walks by Corbin loaded the bases for Colorado with two outs in the third. Iannetta lashed a two-run single, David Dahl followed with an RBI single down the right-field line, Garrett Hampson drove in another with a single to center and the Rockies led 4-0.In his shortest outing of the season, Corbin went three innings, allowing four runs and five hits with four walks, a hit batter and five strikeouts. He threw 44 pitches in the third inning alone.“There’s no secrets with Corbin said,” Black sad. “This guy’s an All-Star pitcher with maybe Tony Phillips Jersey , arguably one of the best sliders in the game and I thought overall we did a pretty good job of laying off on the low slider.”It may have been Corbin’s final home game as a Diamondback. He becomes a free agent after this season.“I wasn’t the type of outing I was expecting out of Patrick,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “He got nicked up with a 44-pitch third inning and by that time, I guess as you look at the final score of the game, the damage has been done. … I am disappointed in a lot of things over the past several weeks and you can go ahead and say the entire year. “Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon singled twice to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, tying a career high.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: Manager Bud Black said SS Trevor Story “had a good day in the batting cage” and that “We’re real close to turning him loose.” Story injured his elbow throwing the baseball Monday night against the Dodgers in Los Angeles and has not played since. It was initially thought to be a more severe injury but an MRI showed no structural damage.UP NEXTColorado sends LHP Kyle Freeland (15-7, 2.95 ERA) to the mound and Arizona counters with RHP Zack Godley (14-10, 4.79) Sunday in the final meeting of the teams this season.