![]() ![]() The righthander will see Houston for what will be the third time this series. Nate Eovaldi: If there’s a starter the Red Sox want on the hill with their season on the line, it’s Nate Eovaldi. “They took it away from us in 2018 and we’re going to do it tonight.” “I pray for them to do the best – but we’re going to take them tonight,” she said. She begrudgingly said she’d do the same for the Sox, but with the same message she said she told Alex Cora on the field. She also said she, her sister nuns, and all the students would be praying for the Astros. Paul High School in Shiner, Texas, and getting their help with her delivery. The nun prepped for her duties by pulling her junior and senior students from where she teaches at St. “Oh yeah – Correa does this so that’s why I did this today too,” she said. This is it.”Īn avowed ‘Stros fan since 2005, Sister Mary claimed divine intervention on behalf of the hometown team. Tapping her wrist as she walked off the field, she echoed both the celebration Carlos Correa used for a crucial home run in Game 1 and the one Eduardo Rodriguez mimicked after his pitching gem in Game 3. Sure, she got her self-described shortened sinker ball over the plate, but it was what she did afterward that showed how engaged she is in this series. The Astros turned to a higher power to help them clinch the ALCS Friday night, handing their ceremonial first pitch honor to Sister Mary Catherine Do of the so-called ‘Rally Nuns,’ a group of 16 nuns from a Houston-based Dominican order who have become one of the team’s secret weapons. Even though Alvarez scored, it’s just one run, keeping the Red Sox within striking distance. It froze Correa, who didn’t know if the ball was caught or fielded on a short hop. With Tucker at the plate, the Sox lucked out with Tucker’s short-hop to Schwarber at first. Consider: the Astros had runners on first and third with no outs following Alvarez’s leadoff triple off Josh Taylor, then a hit batsman on a slider that slipped out the hand of Tanner Houck. That double-play ball was the best-case scenario for the Red Sox. It was nearly a triple play, but Alvarez beat Schwarber’s throw to the plate. It could have been worse for the Red Sox, but first baseman Kyle Schwarber got two outs on the grounder – forcing Tucker at first then tagging runner Carlos Correa. The Astros tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth when Yordan Alvarez, who tripled to lead off the inning, scored from third on a ground out by Kyle Tucker. Heads-up play leads to two crucial outs - 10:25 p.m. ![]()
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