I just watched the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. It took them 19 innings to do it. But they did it courtesy of a single by Hanley Ramirez which fell in front of Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar.
This isn't the first 19 inning game I've seen involving the Red Sox. I remember seeing the Red Sox and Seattle Mariners play two 19 inning games in 2000 and 2006, respectively. They also had 19 inning affairs against the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
But the Red Sox needed this win. Despite going 18-9 in August, the Red Sox lost three of four to the Yankees and then lost yesterday to the Jays. Red Sox Nation was giving the team the 1964 Phillies treatment. Then came the news that the Sox were using the Apple Watch to steal signs from the Yankees over the weekend. Not that it did them that much good. But it's a big deal because it's the Red Sox-Yankees. If this were the D'Backs-Rockies nobody east of the Rocky Mountains would give a shit.
But hype or not, the Red Sox needed this game. For good measure, the Yankees lost to the Orioles when Dellin Bettances gave up a walk off home run to Manny Machado. The Red Sox gained a game on the Yankees. At least for tonight, Red Sox Nation loves Machado.
It is also worth noting that Carson Smith finally made his long awaited Red Sox debut. He was acquired from the Seattle Mariners following the 2015 season, but injured his elbow during spring training in 2016 requiring Tommy John surgery.
This is the kind of game the starts positive momentum and keeps a team loose and relaxed. At least until the next loss.
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