Extra security at ALDS Game 4 at Fenway

For the third straight game, and the sixth playoff game in a row dating back to last season, the Red Sox received bad starting pitching. Carlos Correa hit a 2-run homerun to get things started and it was the seventh homer of the series for the Astros, but that would be the last noise they’d make on the day as their bats would go silent. Both of Boston’s premier aces failed to last in games one and two; Chris Sale got shelled and went only five innings, while Drew Pomeranz failed to go more than two innings while surrendering four earned runs.

The Astros still lead the series 2-1, but Boston now has life with another home game lined up next.

Next Game: The first pitch of Game 4 from Fenway Park is scheduled for 12:08 PM CDT Monday and can be seen on FS1. He entered in the fourth inning, and would keep the Astros off the board for the ensuing four frames.

He did, hurling four shutout innings and allowing only four hits.

Kelly pitched the third, and then Price scattered four hits and a walk while throwing 57 pitches in his longest outing since July.

A six-run explosion by the Red Sox in the bottom of the seventh extinguished any chance of an Astros comeback.

“We’re up 2-1 in the series, and our main focus is to win it”, said Houston’s Lance McCullers, who gave up two runs in three innings of relief.

Devers followed with a single to left for his third RBI. The Red Sox have been outscored 7-0 in the first inning in the series and have given up multiple first-inning runs in all three games. It was the first time this series the Astros offense was kept in check, given they’d scored eight runs in each of the previous two games. Sure, the team took the quick 3-0 lead in the first inning and chased Boston starter Doug Fister after just one out in the second inning.

The 20-year-old delivered, crushing a two-run homer off Francisco Liriano that sailed over the right-center field wall to put Boston in front, 4-3. The first batter hit the home run that gave the Red Sox their very first lead of the playoffs.

Astros starter Brad Peacock escaped the second inning with a 3-1 lead despite loading the bases with nobody out, but he ran into bigger trouble in the third. The pitcher for Boston has not yet been named. Red Sox manager John Farrell dispelled rumors about his job security should the team lose back-to-back AL Division Series.

Price did not get the victory, which means his career postseason won-loss record remains an unsightly 2-8, but by the time he was done for the day, Boston had an insurmountable 10-3 lead and a renewed sense of determination.