Kiké Hernández lifted a sacrifice fly to give the Boston Red Sox their second straight walk-off victory and eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays, ending a heart-stopping ALDS.
The 100-win Rays, champions of the daunting AL East, watched their shot at defending their 2020 pennant slip away at Fenway Park on Monday night as the Red Sox advanced to the ALCS with a Game 4 win.
Steered by former Rays executive Chaim Bloom and once again managed by Alex Cora in his first season back after a sign-stealing suspension, the Red Sox came into 2021 looking like they were in the middle of reloading, if not rebuilding.