The Red Sox went to my old stomping grounds in Queens for the last time this year only to immediately get smacked in the face with a first-inning grand slam and swept out of the borough, 8-3, back to .500 and maybe out of the postseason picture.
Long story short: Tanner Houck loaded the bases before recording his first out and, after recording said out, gave up a four-bagger to Jesse Winker:
Jesse Winker brings home four with one GRAND swing pic.twitter.com/9nanIkClnX
— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2024
I can’t lie, folks, I didn’t love it, nor did Pod on Landsdowne Fellow Jake Wallinger, attending the game on a beautiful NYC night: