Friday, November 25, 2022

Topps Now: October 5, 2021

October 5, 2021 was the Wild Card Game in which the Red Sox hosted the Yankees at Fenway Park.  The game was somewhat one-sided.  Boston won 6-2, scoring two runs in the first inning and never looking back.

1.  Xander Bogaerts.  Bogaerts homered in the first inning, driving in Rafael Devers to take an early 2-0 lead.  

2.  Nathan Eovaldi.  Eovaldi, the former Yankee, got the start and lived up to his reputation as a big-game pitcher.  He threw 5.1 innings, giving up just one run while striking out eight batters and walking none.

3.  Kyle Schwarber.  Schwarber homered in the third inning.  His solo shot was eventually the game winner.

4.  Kevin Plawecki.  In a terrific defensive play, Enrique Hernandez fielded a Giancarlo Stanton liner off the wall, threw a perfect strike to relay man Xander Bogaerts, who nailed Aaron Judge trying to score.  It was the play of the game.

5.  Alex Verdugo.  Verdugo has developed a reputation as a Yankee killer.  He had two hits, including a double, and drove in three runs.

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