Red Sox: Counting down the top ten games of the 2017 season

BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: Boston Red Sox fans cheer after a first inning solo home run by Xander Bogaerts
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 09: Boston Red Sox fans cheer after a first inning solo home run by Xander Bogaerts /
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NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 11: Hanley Ramirez (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 11: Hanley Ramirez (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

8. Hanley Ramirez launches a moonshot over the Monster, giving Boston the 5-4 win in 15 innings.

This game was another one of the marathon games that the Red Sox had this year. This one went fifteen innings, deep into the summer night.

The evening started with J.A. Happ and Brian Johnson on the mound and lasted five hours in total. There was also an hour-long rain delay included.

There were a total of thirteen pitchers used in the game, eight of which were by the Blue Jays.

The game went back and forth until Dustin Pedroia eventually tied it up in the seventh on a double that scored Brock Holt. Later on, in the eleventh, the two teams traded runs.

Then four innings later, with one out, Hanley Ramirez declared the game to be over.

As great as this home run was, it was not the last time we saw Hanley walk-off against the Blue Jays.

Number seven was a late-season win, that helped catapult Boston over the top. Let’s check it out.