Mike Trout wasn't the best all-around player in baseball this year. Mookie Betts was. That is saying plenty, just because there is so little left to say about Trout. And when the Red Sox needed Betts to show up on Sunday night at Fenway Park and turn Red Sox vs. Astros into a best-of-five series, that is exactly what Mookie Betts did.
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He doubled off the wall in center field in the first inning, and before the frame was over, the Red Sox led Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, 2-0.