The drive to right didn’t travel as far as Schwarber’s, but at 413 feet it was plenty far enough to cut the deficit by a third. The Astros matched Saturday afternoon’s fourth-inning three spot, this time with a Kyle Tucker fence-clearer with two aboard. Grand-slam redux wasn’t the only déjà vu. Just as they had in Game 2, the Red Sox had a 9-0 lead when Houston came up to bat in the fourth. Alex Cora’s club plated three more in the third, courtesy of a Vázquez single and an Arroyo home run off of Yimi García. The 430-foot moonshot into the right-field stands made it 6-0, and a beleaguered Urquidy soon departed having recorded just four outs.īoston’s offense wasn’t done. Kyle Schwarber followed with the third Red Sox grand slam in two days. Christian Arroyo chopped what looked to be a sure double-play grounder, but Jose Altuve booted the ball, allowing another run to score and reloading the bases. Then came the play that made the crooked number possible. Martinez lined a double off the Green Monster, Hunter Renfroe walked to load the bases, and Christian Vázquez looped a single to make it 1-0. The sequence, meanwhile, was agonizing for the Astros. Boston’s five-hole hitter worked an 11-pitch walk, and to the delight of 37,603 strong, it wasn’t his only plate appearance of the frame.
Houston’s José Urquidy was efficient in the first inning, but the second was another story entirely. The Red Sox southpaw retired the first six Astros batters, four by way of the strikeout, and the 95.8 mph heater that Michael Brantley swung through wasn’t just a whiff, it the hardest pitch he’s thrown in 2021.īy evening’s end, Rodriguez had received the most run support he had all year, too. Early offense set the tone, and it came after Eduardo Rodriguez began by firing bullets.
Game 3 was similar to Saturday’s Game 2 - a 9-5 Red Sox win - in several respects.
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