3. David Price slams the door, leads Boston to back to back AL East championships.
Say what you want about David Price, but his run as a reliever for Boston was nothing shy of greatness.
Any time the Red Sox needed somebody to slam the door shut, Price did the job. He had long relief outings, and he also had short relief outings. He did it all.
Some say David Price is not clutch, and that may be true. But on this date, Price was as clutch as they come, shutting down the Astros in the seventh, right after Carson Smith opened the door for them to come back.
Price pitched one inning, allowing one walk, but he struck out two batters, and the third caused Fenway to erupt.
In the bottom half of the inning, Mookie Betts hit a solo home run to give the Red Sox a four-run lead. In the bottom of the ninth, Brian McCann turned on a Craig Kimbrel fastball, making it 6-3. But that was all the scoring to be had. The Red Sox locked up the pennant on the next to last day of the regular season.
With this being the game that the Red Sox clinched, it automatically jumps up the list. But this was a very good game. Drew Pomeranz was great all game, and Mitch Moreland came up with a big hit as well.
This game allowed the Red Sox to win back to back division titles in franchise history. That is something that will stand forever.
Number two includes the moment that a rookie turned into a star for the Red Sox. And it happened on a national stage.