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The catch made by Andrew Benintendi on Alex Bregman’s sinking liner with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning Wednesday night, shown at the top of this post, won Game 4 for the Red Sox, and gave them a commanding lead in the series. If Benintendi misses that ball, the bases likely clear and the Astros win.
That’s how close we came to having this series tied instead of having Boston up three games to one.
But the Astros have Justin Verlander going tonight, and he generally rises to the occasion. There’s a very good chance we’ll have Game 6 in Boston Saturday.
That’s enough of a storyline without the controversy we had in Game 4.
Lineups
Astros:
Astros lineup has Altuve back at DH, Correa at cleanup spot pic.twitter.com/cku5YUIRil
— Brian McTaggart (@brianmctaggart) October 18, 2018
(Easier to read than the Astros video lineup.)
Red Sox:
We've got a series to win! #DoDamage pic.twitter.com/gInTIw4dTg
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 18, 2018
Pitching matchup
Justin Verlander (Astros) vs. David Price (Red Sox)
Game time for Astros/Red Sox: 7 p.m. CT. TV: TBS. Announcers: Brian Anderson and Ron Darling, with Lauren Shehadi reporting.
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