OCTOBER 3, 2021•BOSTONHERALD.COM
Red Sox Notebook: After 'tough year,' emotional Ryan Brasier comes through with clutch strikeoutWhen Ryan Brasier struck out Jordy Mercer to end the seventh with the bases loaded — keeping the Red Sox’ 1-0 lead intact — the reliever pou...
LEADING OFF: Who's in? Final day scramble for AL wild cards
Red Sox ace Chris Sale takes the mound in Washington with a chance to pitch Boston into the postseasonOCTOBER 3, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joan Adon - Draws first big-league startAdon will be promoted from Triple-A Rochester to start Sunday's game against the Red Sox, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
ImpactAdon has pitched at three levels of the minor leagues this season. He spent the majority of the campaign with High-A Wilmington, where he managed a 4.97 ERA with 91 strikeouts across 87 frames. Despite throwing only 18 innings between Double and Triple-A, he'll make his major-league debut in a game that could have implications on the American League playoff picture. Most recently, Adon threw four scoreless innings while striking out seven and walking three in his only start with Triple-A Rochester.
OCTOBER 3, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Soto's late-inning spark not enough for NatsWASHINGTON -- The ovation from the crowd was so loud, it rivaled the volume of his walk-up music pumping through the speakers on Saturday ni...
OCTOBER 3, 2021•MLB.COM
Nationals falter late to Red Sox in a game with huge AL wild card ramificationsThe Nationals may be playing out the string, but Saturday's game was rife with playoff drama as the Red Sox win tightened the AL wild card r...
OCTOBER 3, 2021•WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Ninth-inning rally fuels Boston's WC pushWASHINGTON -- One game to go, and the Red Sox suddenly hold all the cards in this mad scramble known as the American League Wild Card race....
OCTOBER 3, 2021•MLB.COM
Red Sox rally in 9th, on brink of clinching wild-card berth
Christian Vázquez tripled home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox moved to the brink of a postseason berth with a 5-3 win over the Washington NationalsOCTOBER 3, 2021•ASSOCIATED PRESS
