Kiké Hernández entered the American League Championship Series as arguably the hottest hitter in the postseason, and he found a way to one-up himself Friday night in Game 1 against the Houston Astros.
Hernández belted solo home runs in the third and the ninth innings, added a double and single, and made several terrific catches in center field. The Red Sox fell, 5-4, in a back-and-forth game, but without Hernández, it wouldn’t have been as close.
“Enrique right now is en fuego,” manager Alex Cora said.
In the postseason, he’s 14 of 28 with four doubles, four home runs, eight RBIs, and seven runs scored.