ANDl Championship Series Game 1 of the Americana have only one protagonist and it is Kiké Hernández. The Puerto Rican has taken the Red Sox on his shoulders in the postseason and did not want to be without the opportunity stealing the spotlight against the Astros with a great catch.
It was at the bottom of the second inning, When Houston’s had a full house with two outs and Brantley hit left field off Sale. It seemed that he could open the door to his novena, but Kiké appeared to jump and stay with the ball in spectacular fashion.
The action gave Boston the third out, that in the next round they turned the game around thanks to Hernández, who also anda broke a hitting record in the postseason.