This game is far from a must win for the second best record in MLB (tied with a few others) but to me , it has that feel. One to keep pace with the Rays or gain one if the Guardians of culture are suck cessful, and to semi-bury the Yankees especially at Fenway, where the Sox are marginally less winners than on the road (30-20 vs 30-19).. They need to redeem that game yesterday .
All the fingers point at Ottovino failing to get the third out timely, but I recall two base runners in the 8th for JDM, and 2 in the 9th for Kike, with no results.