The Boston Red Sox may have a firm grip on the American League Championship Series as they take a 3-1 lead into Thursday's Game 5 at Minute Maid Park, but nobody should be writing off the Houston Astros.
The Red Sox accomplished one of their goals when they picked up an 8-2 victory in Game 3, as that win assured that the Red Sox would be in no worse a position than taking the series back to Boston for Game 6.
However, Wednesday night's epic 8-6 victory has put them one win from reaching the World Series, something they last won in 2013.