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The teams split the first two games in Boston, but the Angels won the next two games at their home stadium, taking a 3–1 lead in the series. With the Angels poised to win the series, the Red Sox trailed 5–2 heading into the ninth inning of Game 5. A two-run homer by Baylor cut the lead to one.
Playing a much-anticipated game against the Red Sox, the team lost the game 6–2 and 6 out of the first 7 games to their rivals. After falling as many as 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the Red Sox on April 25, the team would make up the deficit in less than 2 weeks, including an 8-game win streak.
The Red Sox countered with their ace Roger Clemens, who despite the team's victory in his Game 2 start did not factor into the decision as he was pulled from the game in the fifth inning. In the first two innings, [ 17 ] Boston took a quick 2–0 lead on RBI base hits from Dwight Evans and Marty Barrett .
Minnesota Twins' Kyle Farmer (12) scores behind Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong, right, on a single by Trevor Larnach during the 12th inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Boston.
Aaron Judge came into Friday night's 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on the ... Judge did not miss. And that 16-game home run drought was launched very much into the past. Judge last hit a home ...
From Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS until Game 3 of the 2008 ALDS, the Angels lost 11 straight playoff games against the Red Sox, who won all four playoff meetings against them in that span. The Red Sox would win the 2008 ALDS three games to one despite losing eight of nine regular season games against the Angels .
Diehard Boston fans are all too familiar with the "Curse of the Bambino," an 86-year drought during which the Red Sox tried and failed to win the World Series between 1918 and 2004. The team came ...
The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees in the Wild Card Game, 6–2, to advance to the ALDS. [6] This was the third postseason matchup between the Red Sox and Rays. The previous meetings were the 2008 American League Championship Series (won by the Rays 4–3) and the 2013 American League Division Series (won by the Red Sox 3–1).