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Red Sox clinch AL pennant behind David Price’s first playoff win as a starter

The Boston Red Sox are heading back to the World Series for the first time since 2013 yet that may not even be the biggest story of the night.

David Price vanquished his postseason demons, earning his first playoff win as a starter. The veteran lefty had been haunted by his 0-9 track record as a playoff starter, drawing criticism for his inability to shine under the spotlight of the postseason stage.

Not anymore. Price dazzled over six shutout innings, allowing only three hits without a walk and tallying nine strikeouts. He joins Josh Beckett (2007 ALDS Game 1) and John Lackey (2013 ALCS Game 3) as the only Red Sox pitchers to toss 6+ innings without allowing a run or a walk in a postseason start.