{"id":89788,"date":"2021-10-16T04:18:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T04:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=89788"},"modified":"2021-10-16T22:46:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T22:46:06","slug":"sale-struggles-bullpen-falters-as-red-sox-drop-game-1-of-alcs-to-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/sale-struggles-bullpen-falters-as-red-sox-drop-game-1-of-alcs-to-astros\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale Struggles, Bullpen Falters as Red Sox Drop Game 1 of ALCS to Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the third time since the end of the season the Red Sox handed Chris Sale the ball in a big game situation. And for the 2rd straight time Sale disappointed as the Red Sox dropped game one of the ALDS to the Astros 5-4.<\/p>\n<p>The Sox &#8220;ace&#8221; could not make it out of the 3rd inning. He allowed a single run during a laborious 29 pitch first inning. And was pulled after 2 and two thirds and 61 pitches. Despite the struggles Sale only allowed the one run.<\/p>\n<p>Boston got one back in the top of the 3rd on a mammoth solo home run from postseason hero Kike Hernandez. The Sox got two more in the 5th on a fielder&#8217;s choice from JD Martinez<\/p>\n<p>Boston held that lead until the 6th, when reliever Tanner Houck served up a two run home run to Jose Altuve. The next inning Astros shortstop to Carlos Correa deep to the Astros a 4-3 lead. Houston scratched out one more run on a sac fly in the 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Boston got it to within 1 thanks to another solo home run from Hernandez in the 9th, his 4th hit of the game. But that&#8217;s as close as it got as Boston dropped game one 5-4,<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 is tomorrow at 3:20pm.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third time since the end of the season the Red Sox handed Chris Sale the ball in a big game situation. 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