The Red Sox lost the battle that was Game One on Thursday, but they have not lost the war that is the American League Division Series matchup against the Rays. Winning three of four from Tampa Bay will be no easy feat, but it’s far from impossible. Of course, to do so, some players are going to have to step up. And so for this week’s staff roundtable, we give our X-Factor for the series. (Note that most of these answers did come before Game One was played.)
Scott Neville
The X-Factor in this series is Xander Bogaerts.