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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BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 30: Mookie Betts (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 30: Mookie Betts (Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)

7. Mookie Betts leads Boston to come back over the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4.

In late September, every game is crucial. Especially when you are in the middle of a pennant race with your arch rival.

The Yankees were closing in on the Red Sox when Boston took the trip to Cincinnati, but it turned that series. The Red Sox enjoyed a comeback win in game one and a 5-0 win in game two, but it looked lost in game three.

Boston was down 4-1 heading into the eighth inning, and the Reds brought in their closer Rasiel Iglesias.

Boston loaded the bases, and Mookie Betts stepped up and cleared them all. He doubled to left center, bringing home three runs.

After that, Rafael Devers got on with an infield single, but that was not the impressive part. Betts came around to score on an infield single, giving Boston a lead they would not relinquish.

This win lowered the Red Sox magic number to three and completed the sweep of the Reds.

Number six was much earlier in the season, but everything that happened in the game was amazing.

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