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The Red Sox’s Kyle Schwarber tosses his bat aft hitting a expansive slam against the Houston Astros during the 2nd inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series connected Monday nighttime successful Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Boston Red Sox’s Kyle Schwarber hits a expansive slam location tally against the Houston Astros during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Red Sox slugger Kyle Schwarber watches the formation of his expansive slam against the Houston Astros during the 2nd inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series connected Monday nighttime successful Boston. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Red sox slugger Kyle Schwarber (18) celebrates with teammate Christian Arroyo aft Schwarber deed a expansive slam during the 2nd inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series connected Monday nighttime astatine Fenway Park successful Boston. The Red Sox won, 12-3, and pb the best-of-seven series, 2-1. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Red Sox manager Alex Cora celebrates Boston Red Sox’s Kyle Schwarber’s expansive slam location tally during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Houston Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve reacts aft an mistake during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
A motion referring to the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing ungraded is held by a instrumentality during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series betwixt the Red Sox and the Astros connected Monday nighttime astatine Fenway Park successful Boston. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox’s Hunter Renfroe is harmless astatine 3rd past Houston Astros 3rd baseman Alex Bregman connected a chaotic propulsion during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Jose Urquidy leaves the crippled against the Boston Red Sox during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
The Boston Red Sox’s Christian Arroyo celebrates aft a two-run location tally against the Houston Astros during the 3rd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
The Boston Red Sox’s Christian Arroyo celebrates aft a two-run location tally against the Houston Astros during the 3rd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
The Red Sox’s Christian Arroyocelebrates successful beforehand of Astros catcher Martin Maldonado aft helium deed a two-run location tally during the 3rd inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series connected Monday nighttime astatine Fenway Park successful Boston. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Houston Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve stands successful the dugout during the 4th inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws against the Houston Astros during the archetypal inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Houston Astros’ Kyle Tucker reacts aft striking retired against the Boston Red Sox during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez gestures to the Houston Astros during the seventh inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Houston Astros halfway fielder Jose Siri catches a alert shot deed by Boston Red Sox’s Alex Verdugo during the sixth inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
The Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers rounds the bases aft a location tally disconnected Houston Astros alleviation pitcher Ryne Stanek during the eighth inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
The Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers celebrates aft a location tally against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning successful Game 3 of baseball’s American League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, successful Boston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer
BOSTON — Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez walked disconnected the mound with a six-run pb and a connection for Carlos Correa and the remainder of the Houston Astros:
Now it’s Boston’s time.
Tapping his wrist to mimic Correa’s Game 1 celebration, Rodriguez rode 4 much Boston homers – including Kyle Schwarber’s record-setting expansive slam – to a 12-3 triumph connected Monday nighttime arsenic the Red Sox took a 2-1 pb successful the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.
One crippled aft J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers each deed expansive slams, Schwarber deed a second-inning 3-and-0 transportation 430 feet into the close tract grandstand. Boston is the archetypal squad ever with 3 slams successful a postseason series.
Martinez and Devers each homered again, Christian Arroyo besides deed one, and Kiké Hernández had 2 much hits for Boston, which could beforehand to the World Series with victories astatine Fenway Park successful Games 4 and 5 connected Tuesday nighttime and Wednesday. The Astros request to triumph astatine slightest 1 to nonstop the bid backmost to Houston.
Rodriguez gave up 5 hits, including Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer, and struck retired seven. He retired Correa to extremity the sixth and reminded the Astros shortstop that 1 triumph is not capable – a determination that earned a reprimand from Boston manager Alex Cora, celebrating his 46th birthday.
The Red Sox had 11 hits successful all, becoming the archetypal squad successful large league past to scope treble digits six consecutive times successful a azygous postseason. Hernández has 18 hits during the playoffs and is batting .500, some starring the majors.
Capitalizing connected 2 Astros errors and the struggles of Houston starter José Urquidy, the Red Sox opened a 9-0 pb for the 2nd crippled successful a row.
Rodriguez, who missed each of past play with COVID-related bosom problems, retired the archetypal six batters earlier moving into the occupation successful the third, erstwhile Tucker made it 9-3.
Rodriguez’s effort enabled Cora to support Nick Pivetta caller for a Game 4 start. Urquidy gave up six runs, 5 earned, connected 5 hits and 2 walks, striking retired 1 successful 1-2/3 innings.
Right fielder Hunter Renfroe ended the crippled with a diving drawback connected Correa’s liner.
ERRORS
To the delight of the Fenway fans, who targeted him with profane chants for his relation successful the Astros 2017 cheating scandal, Jose Altuve struggled astatine the sheet and successful the field.
A Gold Glove and AL MVP-winner, the three-time batting champion went 0 for 4 and fto Arroyo’s chopper bounce disconnected his thorax for an mistake with the bases loaded successful the 2nd inning. One batter later, Schwarber deed Boston’s 3rd expansive slam successful 11 innings.
The Red Sox, who lone had 3 expansive slams during the regular season, matched the 1998 Atlanta Braves arsenic the lone clubs to deed 3 successful a azygous postseason. Boston has 20 homers this postseason, matching the 2004 Astros for the astir done the archetypal 8 games of the playoffs, per MLB.com.
Altuve besides waved astatine a propulsion from Martín Maldonado connected Hunter Renfroe’s stolen basal successful the third; the mistake went to the catcher. The propulsion to 3rd was besides wild, but the Astros were saved different mistake erstwhile the shot missed the dugout and bounced disconnected the padding backmost toward the field.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: Manager Dusty Baker said outfielder Jake Meyers, who injured his near enarthrosis crashing into the partition successful Game 4 of the Division Series, is doing amended and could commencement arsenic soon arsenic Tuesday.
UP NEXT
The teams play Game 4 connected Tuesday astatine 5:08 p.m. PT. The Red Sox are expected to trust connected Pivetta, who was 9-8 with a 4.53 ERA successful the regular season. Houston volition telephone connected right-hander Zack Greinke, with right-hander Cristian Javier acceptable to travel the veteran. Greinke has been constricted implicit the past 2 months owed to a cervix contented and a affirmative COVID-19 test.
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