Red Sox 6, Astros 5: Mitch Moreland walks it off

The Red Sox desperately wanted to avoid a sweep on Sunday night. Sure, getting closer to locking up the division was a part of that, and with the Yankees losing earlier in the day they had a chance for a big blow on that road with a win. But even more than that, they really didn’t want to get swept by a potential playoff opponent in their last meeting before said potential playoff matchup. They avoided it, even if it wasn’t always pretty. On the plus side, the offense had some good swings against Dallas Keuchel and Rick Porcello was what you want from your fourth postseason starter. The bad part was, again, the bullpen. Specifically, it was Heath Hembree and Brian Johnson, who tried their hardest to blow this game. To be fair, Steven Wright pitched two key scoreless innings and Craig Kimbrel had a dominant frame to get the win and keep the score tied long enough for a Mitch Moreland walkoff. We’ll take it.

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