Red Sox give the Astros a taste of their own medicine and win their first ALDS game

The first two games of the series were an absolute show of force by the Astros lineup, smothering the Red Sox into submission and making it seem as if Game 3 would be more of the same and the completion of a series sweep.

That wasn’t the case though, as Boston turned things around and gave the Astros a taste of their own medicine with a 10-3 win, pulling back within one game in the series.

At the start, it looked like it would be Houston’s day once again as it went up 3-0 in the first inning off of Boston started Doug Fister with the help of a Carlos Correa home run. Fenway felt like they were resigned to the inevitable even after Sandy Leon singled in Mitch Moreland in the bottom of the second to make the score 3-1.

Those three runs would be all Houston scored, and the Red Sox would run up the score after that. Hanley Ramirez also hit a single that would bring Mitch Moreland across the plate, which forced Houston starter Brad Peacock out of the game. The pitching change didn’t really matter though as right after that, young Sox star Rafael Devers hit a home run that put Boston in the lead 4-3 — and made some history along the way.

That score would stand until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Boston really broke things open. Hanley Ramirez doubled, scoring two runs, and Devers added another RBI to his tally with a single. 7-3.

What really sealed the deal though was a Jackie Bradley Jr. three-run home run that same inning, which Astros’ right fielder Josh Reddick helped on its way out of the park. David Price proved his case as a future playoff starter for the Sox in the middle of the game, with a four-inning, four-hit performance during which he allowed no runs.

The 10-3 final score should be heartening for the Red Sox, but the Astros will come right back tomorrow and have another chance to finish the job and book their ticket to the ALCS.