Starter Luis García couldn’t hold the Red Sox, who didn’t want to waste a single minute and ambushed García and Jake Odorizzi in the first two innings of the game. Two grand slams, one from JD Martínez and the other by Rafael Devers were enough for Boston to get a 9-5 victory to even things up in the American League Championship Series 1-1.
For the second consecutive start, García was totally crushed by the opposition. This time he only lasted an inning on the mound and things went badly since the beginning of the contest. Kyle Schwarber got a leadoff double, García retired Kiké Hernández, then he walked Devers, struck out Xander Bogaerts, walked Alex Verdugo, and former Astro Martínez disappeared a 93.