In fact, Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi – reprising his heroic relief role for the 2018 World Series champs – was one strike from delivering the game to the bottom of the ninth, tied 2-2.
Yet a 1-2 curveball to Castro landed just outside the zone. Castro fouled off one pitch and then drilled a single to center, driving home Carlos Correa with the go-ahead run. A gaggle of orange and blue parkas bobbed up and down in the Astros dugout, giddy at their new life.
Send an email
