Collective Effort

In what was one of the most thrilling games of the season, the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 10-3 to keep their World Series hopes alive.

The game was initially off to a rough start as Doug Fister gave up 3 runs in the first inning, including a 2-run home run for Carlos Correa. At that point, it didn't look like Boston's game to win, but they were able to bounce back instantly in terms of defense.

Mookie Betts made a game-saving catch in the 2nd inning to rob former Red Sox Josh Reddick of a 3-run homer, a play Reddick himself was unable to replicate when Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a 3-run home run that bounced off Reddick's glove and into the right field section later in the game.

And after the defensive save by Betts, 20-year old Rafael Devers joined an elite club by being one of just 6 players to hit a postseason home run before turning 21. He hit a 2-run homer to bring the Red Sox within striking distance of Houston. Not to mention he gave the Red Sox an extra insurance run with a RBI single in the 7th.

And in addition to game-changing hits by Sandy Leon and Mitch Moreland, it was veteran Hanley Ramirez and both of his RBI doubles that gave the Sox the momentum they needed to win. With 1 in the 3rd scoring a run, combined with his 2 RBI double in the 7th, Hanley truly had one of his better games since joining the Red Sox.

But I think I can speak on behalf of all Red Sox fans and say that we wouldn't have won today if not for an amazing 4 inning performance out of the bullpen by David Price. After Joe Kelly cleaned up the mess left by Fister, David Price came out of the bullpen for the 2nd time this postseason and delivered, going 4 innings giving up just 4 hits while striking out 4 and shutting out the Astros the whole time. They probably won't use him tomorrow as he is most likely very tired from today, but I couldn't be more happy about his pitching today.

And yes we're still down 2-1 in the series, but if they can keep playing like they did today, we may see them make it even further in the postseason.