DAVID PRICE proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Sunday to finish off a one-sided World Series in five games.

A frustrated franchise during decades of despair before ending an 86-year championship drought in 2004, the Red Sox have become U.S. baseball’s team of the century with four titles in 15 seasons.

Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home.

A team to remember from top to bottom. A season to savor from start to finish.

After losing on opening day, Alex Cora’s team romped to a 17-2 start and a club-record 108 wins, then went 11-3 in the postseason, dispatching the 100-win New York Yankees and the 103-victory and defending champion Houston Astros in the playoffs. Cora, a player on Boston’s 2007 championship team, became the first manager from Puerto Rico to win a title and just the fifth rookie skipper to do so overall. (SD-Agencies)