After a brilliant Game 1 performance by Garrett Crochet (and subsequent escape act by Aroldis Chapman), the Boston Red Sox fell flat in the American League Wild Card, ceding a series lead as they watched the New York Yankees celebrate another postseason triumph.
As feared without rookie sensation Roman Anthony, the offense failed to show up when it mattered most, scoring just three runs apiece in Games 1 and 2 before getting shut out by rookie Cam Schlittler in Game 3.
Most disturbingly, Boston's power was nowhere to be found in the three-game series, even in the little-league-like dimensions of Yankee Stadium.