Lewis Brinson knew he’d catch it the whole time.
He just didn’t know exactly how important his haul would be when he did it.
Brinson raced to the wall, leapt in the air and snatched away a potential go-ahead home run by Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts in the 11th inning on Tuesday night.
Even as he came down after his jump, Brinson said he didn’t realize he had kept Betts from giving Boston the lead.
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