WORLD SERIES Game 1
Houston 4
Boston 8
Pitching:
Sale FB was in the 92 range with occasional blips to 95. the problem was he couldnt locate it. 91 pitches to get into the 4th and he got the hook. 3ER / 2BB / 7k. a good line for 6 or 7 ip. not 4. we needed our pen to step up.
Barnes with an OK 5th
Kelly with a lights out 6th
this is where it got interesting. Braz struggled in the 7th and with the bases loaded and clinging to a 1 run lead Cora went to Erod to get the final out of the inning.
Evoldi with a nice 8th
Leprechaun with a 1,2,3 9th. exactly what we needed to see.
Hitting:
came out guns blazing with knocks from Betts (who promptly stole 2b to get everyone on the planet a free taco), beni, and JD to get us 2 quick runs.
Beni goes 4 for 5.
devers with a couple of great AB's.
Cora pulling the trigger at the perfect time and nunez with a 3 run bomb in the 7th to seal the W turning a 1 run game into a 4 run cushion.
not to go unnoticed: Leon with 2 knocks.
Defense:
no errors. of note: Sandy blocked a ball that squirted far enough away to move runners up which allowed a run to score on a Machado groundout.
Xander with a nice play in the 5.5 hole and strong throw to first to get a big 3rd out. no double clutch and strong throw. learned his lesson from the ALCS not to mess around in the postseason.
8 down, 3 to go......