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It will forever be remembered for
Andrew Benintendi's diving catch in left to rob
Alex Bregman of a game-winning hit in the ninth—the
huge victory moving Boston to a commanding 3-1 series lead.
MLB Network has just announced that—in their view—
ALCS Game Four was the
best of 2018. Of course, the game was far more than
Benny Ballgame's gutsy grab. It was a see-saw contest—that seemed to be solidified by
Jackie Bradley, Jr.'s clutch, two-out home run putting
The Carmine Hose up 6-5 in the sixth inning (after an equally clutch two-out double by
Christian Vazquez). Ah, but there was
so much more to come! Despite the Red Sox building their lead up to 8-5 in the eighth,
'Cardiac' Craig Kimbrel (of course) made it interesting. The Boston closer gave up one run in the eighth—which would have been
much worse were it not for one the best defensive plays of
Mookie Betts' career. The
2018 AL MVP scooted to the right-field corner and gunned-down the speedy
Tony Kemp at second base—on what seemed a
sure double. Then, in the ninth,
The Benintendi Dive. The Red Sox won, 8-6.
Truly a great game—
truly the best of 2018.
