HOUSTON — Officially, David Price recorded his first postseason win as a starter at 10:42 p.m. Central time. The final out of Game 5 of the ALCS settled into the glove of leftfielder Andrew Benintendi, just beneath a scoreboard that read BOS 4 HOU 1, giving the Red Sox the pennant and setting off a celebration that consumed 35 cases of Chandon sparkling wine, a half a pallet of Sam Adams ’76 and the clothing of every person within spraying range.
But pitching coach Dana LeVangie could tell what was coming three and a half hours earlier, from Price’s first few pitches.