Betts had fouled a ball off his foot on Friday night and missed one game.

They loaded the bases against Raisel Iglesias (3-3), who had blown only one save chance all season. The Red Sox lead the majors with 11 wins when trailing after the seventh inning. If we need a touchdown, the boys can put up a touchdown.”īoston inched closer with more late-game flair. “We can put ourselves in a corner early and fight back. “We’re learning a lot about ourselves,” said Doug Fister, who pitched into the sixth. Boston finishes the regular season at home with three games against Toronto and four vs. That means Fenway Park can start preparing for a potential celebration. They lead the Yankees by five games with seven to play. The Red Sox, already assured a playoff spot, completed an 8-1 road trip that put them in excellent position to win a second consecutive division crown, something they’ve never done.Ĭoupled with New York’s 9-5 loss in Toronto, the Red Sox reduced their magic number to three.

Neither are the Red Sox, who are heading home with a chance to win another division title.īetts doubled with the bases loaded to tie it in the eighth inning and dashed home from second base on an infield single, rallying the Red Sox to a 5-4 victory Sunday that moved them closer to an AL East championship.īy winning 14 of its last 17 games, Boston has left virtually no opening for the second-place New York Yankees to catch up. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John MinchilloĬINCINNATI - Mookie Betts wasn’t about to stop. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John MinchilloĬincinnati Reds' Billy Hamilton, below, scores on an attempted steal at second and blown pickoff attempt caused by a throwing error by Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedrioa in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John MinchilloĬincinnati Reds' Scooter Gennett hits an RBI double off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Doug Fister in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchilloīoston Red Sox starting pitcher Doug Fister throws in the second inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchilloīoston Red Sox starting pitcher Doug Fister, center, waits to meet with pitching coach Carl Willis, left, after giving up an RBI-triple to Cincinnati Reds' Billy Hamilton in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John MinchilloĬincinnati Reds' Jackson Stephens runs home to score on an RBI triple by Billy Hamilton off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Doug Fister in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchilloīoston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, right, celebrates with Mookie Betts, left, after hitting a solo home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Jackson Stephens in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) John Minchilloīoston Red Sox's Mookie Betts, right, scores the go-ahead run against Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart, left, in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts reacts after hitting the game-tying three-run double off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept.

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