
Steve Pearce didn't waste any time getting the Red Sox on the board in Game 5.
The Game 4 hero picked up right where he left off, drilling a two-run home run in the first inning.
And then, just for good measure, he added his third homer of the last two days in the eighth inning:
Pearce has been a godsend for the Red Sox in the postseason. In Game 4 he crushed the game-tying solo home run, and then the three-run double that helped the Sox pull away and earn the victory.
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