Martinez, Devers slug grand slams as Red Sox tie series with Astros

Carlos Correa belted a go-ahead homer with two outs in the seventh inning, fueling the host Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

Alex Cora serves as the convenient tie that binds the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros as the teams head into Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Friday in Houston.

Kiké Hernandez lifted the ball high into the air, dropped the bat and stood still.

Hunter Renfroe looked desperate as the ball hit by the Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Kiermaier bounced off his hip and into the Red Sox bullpen during the 13th inning of Game 3 of the American League Division Series on Sunday night in Boston.

BOSTON -- Enrique Hernandez hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the Boston Red Sox eliminated the Tampa Bay Rays with a 6-5 victory in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Monday, punching their ticket to the AL Championship Series.

J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning and collected four hits in his return to action as the Boston Red Sox routed the Tampa Bay Rays 14-6 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Friday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Randy Arozarena hit a solo home run and scored on a straight steal of home, Shane McClanahan tossed five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Game 1 of their American League Division Series on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

BOSTON -- Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber each homered, Nathan Eovaldi tossed 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball and the Boston Red Sox beat the rival New York Yankees 6-2 in the American League wild-card game Tuesday night.

Rafael Devers’ second home run of the game Sunday, a two-run shot in the ninth inning, lifted the visiting Boston Red to a 7-5 win over the Washington Nationals and the top wild-card playoff spot in the American League.

Kike Hernandez hit a two-run homer to cap a four-run ninth inning and the visiting Boston Red Sox moved into a tie for the first American League wild card spot with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Hunter Renfroe snapped a scoreless tie with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the visiting Boston Red Sox got a much-needed win, 4-2 over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.