May 20

PHI9
COL3
Final
KC3
SF1
Final
LAA4
ATH3
Final
ARI9
LAD5
Final
CIN0
PIT1
Final
CHC14
MIA1
Final
NYM0
BOS2
In Progress
ATL3
WAS5
Final
HOU2
TB0
In Progress
TEX0
NYY3
In Progress
SD0
TOR3
In Progress
SEA0
CWS0
In Progress
BAL0
MIL3
In Progress
DET4
STL3
In Progress

May 21

PHI3
COL0
In Progress
CLE0
MIN0
Postponed
KC27-22
SF28-20
NBCSBAY @1:45 AM UTC
LAA21-25
ATH22-26
NBCSCA @2:05 AM UTC
ARI26-22
LAD29-19
MLBN @2:10 AM UTC
CIN25-25
PIT16-33
FDOH @4:35 PM UTC
BAL15-31
MIL23-25
MLBN @5:10 PM UTC
CHC29-20
MIA19-28
FDFL @5:10 PM UTC
HOU25-22
TB21-26
FSUN @5:10 PM UTC
DET31-17
STL27-21
FDMW @5:15 PM UTC
SEA27-19
CWS14-34
RTNW @6:10 PM UTC
KC27-22
SF28-20
NBCSBAY @7:45 PM UTC
CLE25-21
MIN26-21
MLBN @8:10 PM UTC
NYM29-19
BOS24-25
MLBN @10:45 PM UTC
ATL24-24
WAS22-27
MLBN @10:45 PM UTC
TEX25-23
NYY27-19
RASN @11:05 PM UTC
SD27-18
TOR22-24
PDTV @11:07 PM UTC

May 22

PHI29-18
COL8-39
NBCSP @12:40 AM UTC
LAA21-25
ATH22-26
NBCSCA @2:05 AM UTC
ARI26-22
LAD29-19
DBTV @2:10 AM UTC
TEX25-23
NYY27-19
MLBN @4:35 PM UTC
SD27-18
TOR22-24
MLBN @5:07 PM UTC
PHI29-18
COL8-39
NBCSP @7:10 PM UTC
LAA21-25
ATH22-26
NBCSCA @7:35 PM UTC
CLE25-21
DET31-17
MLBN @10:40 PM UTC
MIL23-25
PIT16-33
SNPT @10:40 PM UTC
ATL24-24
WAS22-27
MAS2 @10:45 PM UTC
BAL15-31
BOS24-25
MLBN @10:45 PM UTC

May 23

SEA27-19
HOU25-22
SCHN @12:10 AM UTC
MIL23-25
PIT16-33
SNPT @10:40 PM UTC
CHC29-20
CIN25-25
FDOH @10:40 PM UTC
SF28-20
WAS22-27
NBCSBAY @10:45 PM UTC
TOR22-24
TB21-26
FSUN @11:05 PM UTC
CLE25-21
DET31-17
GDTV @11:10 PM UTC
LAD29-19
NYM29-19
ATV @11:10 PM UTC
BAL15-31
BOS24-25
MLBN @11:10 PM UTC
SD27-18
ATL24-24
MLBN @11:15 PM UTC
TEX25-23
CWS14-34
KDAF @11:40 PM UTC

Three Strikes: Red Sox bullpen has stepped up when needed most

Here are three quick takeaways from the Red Sox' Game 3 victory over the Astros. . .

1. Above all else, there was one thing that needed to happen for the Red Sox to be successful this postseason: the bullpen needed to step up. Relievers who had been dominant at points in the regular season needed to limit their walks and use their stuff to the best of their ability. It's happened. Ryan Brasier and Matt Barnes and Joe Kelly have been more than stable.

Brasier (5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER), Barnes (5.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER), and Kelly (4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER) have combined to allow no extra-base hits and no earned runs in 15 innings, holding opponents to just four hits in 50 at-bats (.080 AVG). Throw Heath Hembree into the mix and that's a 0.00 ERA over 18.2 innings from a quarter of relievers.

2. Nate Eovaldi's been a Godsend. The righty is making a huge impression on the biggest stage and likely setting himself up for a lucrative payday in free agency. The Houston native limited the damage in the first inning and settled in to allow two runs over six innings, letting Alex Cora hold off on going to the bullpen until the seventh inning.

Following his dominant start in the Bronx last week, Eovaldi has allowed three runs in 13 innings this postseason (2.08 ERA) and he's just the fourth pitcher in Red Sox history to throw 6+ innings and allow two runs or fewer in each of his first two postseason games.

3. The past doesn't control the future, but history shows that the winner of Game 3 means a lot. The 2018 ALCS was the 22nd that was tied at 1-1 after two games. In the previous 21, the team that won Game 3 went on to win the series 16 times. That's 76 percent. The last time an ALCS was tied at 1 heading into Game 3, coincidentally, was 2013, when the Red Sox defeated Detroit 1-0. The Sox, of course, advanced and won the World Series.

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