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Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Two grand slams gave the Red Sox a smooth road to evening up the ALCS. After a tough loss on Friday to start off the the ALCS, but the goal heading into these first two games was just to get one. Heading back to Fenway with a 1-1 series tie would put them in a good position to take this series and get home field back in … [Read more...] about Red Sox 9, Astros 5: A grand time in Houston

Let’s do better than last night, eh? Go Sox! … [Read more...] about ALCS Game Two Gamethread: Red Sox at Astros

Slay, king. | Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Nathan Eovaldi looks to even up the ALCS before it heads to Boston. The Red Sox can even up the American League Championship Series this afternoon behind Nathan Eovaldi down in Houston (4:20 p.m., FOX), where the team is smarting after a Game 1 loss in which they came up just short. It was another heroic day for Kiké … [Read more...] about Red Sox at Astros ALCS Game 2 lineups: Time to domiNate? We say yes!

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images A tough start to the ALCS Welcome back to the Over the Monster Podcast network, where we are recapping each game of the postseason immediately after they happen. (Well, mostly. We’ll be a day late for Game Two.) For this immediate reaction show after the Game One loss to Houston on Friday night, it’s Matt and Keaton … [Read more...] about ALCS Game One Reaction Podcast

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Happy Saturday everyone. The Red Sox had a tough one on Friday, dropping a winnable game in Houston to start the ALCS. But they have a chance to go right back out there today and finish it out to tie the series. They’ll have Nathan Eovaldi on the mound to take on Luis Garcia, with first pitch at 4:20 PM ET. Sue this … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/16: It is Saturday

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports A winnable game slips away. The Red Sox had a chance to start off the ALCS with a bang, getting a road win to take an early 1-0 lead. Instead, they let it slip away and gave Houston the early edge with a 5-4 win on Friday night. Here are some scattered thoughts on the day. Ultimately, more than anything this just feels like a wasted … [Read more...] about Scattered Thoughts after a Game One loss

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Again, not just like, with your eyes. The Red Sox got off to a bit of a tough start in this series, dropping the opener 5-4 in what was a winnable game despite a shaky Chris Sale performance. They’ll look to put that behind them on Saturday for Game Two and even up this series. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game. First … [Read more...] about How to watch ALCS Game Two

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Sean McAdam spoke with a scout to break down the matchup between the Red Sox and Astros in this ALCS. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal) The first game didn’t go the way we wanted, to say the least. Ultimately, it came down to a battle of two bullpens who can be rocky at times, and Houston’s performed better and helped … [Read more...] about Daily Red Sox Links: Kiké Hernández, Rafael Devers, Hirokazu Sawamura

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The offense struggled against Houston’s bullpen, and the Astros offense finally broke through. Despite a whole lot going wrong for the Red Sox early in this game, from wasted opportunities at the plate thanks to double plays and a lack of command from Chris Sale resulting in a whole lot of Astros base runners, they … [Read more...] about Red Sox 5, Astros 4: Starting the ALCS off on the wrong foot