The Red Sox came close on each one, but they couldn’t get an out on any.
The Red Sox came close on each one, but they couldn’t get an out on any.
Baseball is a game of inches, and in the playoffs, teams on the wrong end of close plays often end up seeing their seasons come to a crashing halt.
Red Sox rookie Connelly Early fared admirably in Thursday’s Game 3, but his teammates fell short in a pivotal fourth inning.
Four consecutive close plays that didn’t go Boston’s way led to four Yankees runs in the frame to spearhead an eventual 4-0 victory. New York was the better team, and deserved to advance, but the Red Sox didn’t do themselves any favors.
