This game started off pretty nicely with a two-run explosion by the bats. With this team, that’s kind of too good to be true, right? The Red Sox scored five runs and held onto a pretty dicey ninth to win the game 5-3.
Taking the lead
For a little while in the game, I was a bit excited about the possibility of Luis Severino outdueling Rick Porcello. If you haven’t been paying attention, Porcello’s numbers have been pretty neat this year. Prior to tonight’s game, he had a 14-3 record with a 3.