When October arrives, and the team turns to David Price, it’s likely Red Sox fans will still remember the lefty’s recent disastrous start at Yankee Stadium. But as the postseason approaches, fans should also remember what happened in the week following that start.
After Price took his pummeling, his team responded by sweeping the rest of a six-game road trip, seizing on a swoon from the underperforming Nationals before taking care of business against the bottom-feeding Royals. The team now enters the final week before the All-Star break with a two-game lead atop the American League East and primed with an opportunity to tighten its grip atop the division.