Dear Red Sox,
If you really want to go to the World Series, wrap up the series against the Astros tonight. With a 3-1 lead and a three-game win streak, that should be easy. Right? But leave no room for error against Justin Verlander and the defending champs. You may have umpire Joe West on your side, but this is Houston and we are Houston Strong. You stole two games here, so you might as well wrap it up tonight.
I’m paraphrasing here and I’m mincing the words of one of your own.