"Lucas Giolito was bad. He wasn't, like, Jordan Hicks bad, mind you. But he was bad nonetheless. He didn't make it out of the fifth and the A's had traffic on the base paths all night. Giolito's resurgence had been nearly as important to the Red Sox's post-Devers performance as Roman Anthony's bat, so this was a bad night for him to lose it (though Avery warned you that he might)."
"When the Manfred Man was introduced a few years ago, there were a lot of skeptics who assumed that extra innings would just turn into bunt fest as a result. That hasn't actually happened, and I'm not entirely sure why. But Alex Cora gave the bunt sign to the struggling Carlos Narvaez in the tenth tonight and it did exactly what it was supposed to do: bring a run home."
Trevor Story was caught stealing, ending his long streak. Lucas Giolito struggled, failing to reach the sixth inning as the A's had traffic on the bases. Giolito's earlier resurgence had been crucial to Boston's post-Devers stretch, comparable to Roman Anthony's bat. Aroldis Chapman appeared shaky, though the bullpen held. Alex Bregman continued recent offensive struggles. Masataka Yoshida produced a good game, including an infield beat-out. Nick Sogard delivered a walk-off hit in a key September matchup. The team secured a needed win despite uneven performance, and a tenth-inning bunt by Carlos Narvaez produced the deciding run.
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