Well that was fun. After the Red Sox cruised to victory on Thursday over the Angels behind great pitching, it was the offense carrying the load on Friday. J.D. Martinez led the way with a pair of homers along with two more hits while Mookie Betts and Rafael Devers each added a homer of their own as well. Boston actually fell behind 2-0 in this game and that score held until the fifth and then the Red Sox never looked back.
After Thursday’s lightning-quick victory over the Angels behind an absurdly great pitching performance from Chris Sale, it seemed almost certain that Friday’s game was going to be a bit more of a grind.