BOSTON -- The Red Sox had no time for dejection even after a lead slipped away from the normally trustworthy Craig Kimbrel in the top of the ninth.
Instead, Rafael Devers (game-tying homer in bottom of the ninth) and Mookie Betts (walk-off homer in the 10th) turned it into elation, and a dramatic, 4-3 victory over the Twins. It was the first career walk-off homer for Betts, who is having an MVP-caliber season.
The beauty of the 2018 Red Sox isn't just their record (72-33) or place in the standings (five games ahead of the Yankees in the American League East) but the way they always feel they are a swing or a pitch away from turning adversity into prosperity.