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Boston Red Sox: Top 10 moments of the 2018 regular season

By Jason Ward

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 at Fenway Park on September 13, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 at Fenway Park on September 13, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 05: Brandon Phillips #0 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after the top of the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on September 5, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 05: Brandon Phillips #0 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after the top of the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park on September 5, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Number 6:  Brandon Phillips‘ go-ahead homer to cap huge comeback versus Braves

Back in June, the Red Sox signed veteran infielder Brandon Phillips to a minor league deal. He had multiple opportunities to opt out of that deal, but he chose to stick it out in AAA. Then in September, he made it back to the MLB for the expanded rosters. He gets his first start with the Red Sox on September 5 and he certainly didn’t disappoint.

After the Red Sox came back from down 6 runs only to give up a run to blow that new lead, it seemed their largest comeback of the season was all for naught. But then Dat Dude stepped up to plate in the 9th with a runner on and came through with a go-ahead homer and an awesome lean-back:

Number 5:  Rick Porcello’s complete game 1-hitter versus Yankees

After winning the Cy Young in 2016 with the Red Sox, Porcello had a pretty disappointing 2017 season. Then he came back this year and had some huge starts, but none of them were bigger than his start on August 3 against the Yankees.

In his 297th career start, Porcello may have turned in the best pitching performance of his whole career. A 1-hit complete game in which he retired 21 straight batters and only threw 86 pitches in 9 innings. Additionally, he struck out 9 and walked zero in this outstanding outing.

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