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AL Wild Card Game Factoids

The Joy of Sox | October 7, 2021

Related Topics: J. D. Martinez, David Ortiz, John Valentin, Roger Clemens, Dustin Pedroia, Gerrit Cole, Alex Verdugo, J. A. Happ, Kevin Brown, Kevin Youkilis

AL WC factoids, thanks to Doug Kern's Twitter.

First-Inning Home Run For Red Sox In A Winner-Take-All Game

Nomar Garciaparra off Charles Nagy (Cleveland), 1999 ALDS 5
David Ortiz off Kevin Brown (Yankees), 2004 ALCS 7
Dustin Pedroia off Matt Garza (Rays), 2008 ALCS 7
Xander Bogaerts off Gerrit Cole (Yankees), 2021 ALWC

Red Sox Hitting A Multi-Run Homer In First Inning Of A Postseason Game Against Yankees

John Valentin off Roger Clemens, 1999 ALCS 3
David Ortiz off Kevin Brown, 2004 ALCS 7
J.D. Martinez off J.A. Happ, 2018 ALDS 1
Xander Bogaerts off Gerrit Cole, 2021 ALWC

Xander Bogaerts also homered in the first inning of 2017 ALDS 4 (Astros).







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