Here are the takeaways as the Red Sox combusted in the ninth inning of Game 4, falling 9-2 to the Astros.
The Big Picture
In the first two frames, Tuesday’s game looked like it might be a slugfest. Astros third baseman Alex Bregman got the scoring started with a solo homer, but Xander Bogaerts answered with a two-run shot in the bottom of the inning.
Then, for seven innings, the scoring came to a screeching halt. Cristian Javier locked up the Red Sox offense for three innings, and the bullpen continued to apply the clamps the rest of the way.