Associated Press Boston’s Jason Bay scores the game-winning run past Los Angeles catcher Mike Napoli in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday at Fenway Park. The Red Sox defeated the Angels, 3-2, to wrap up their first-round playoff series in four games.
BOSTON—Things are going pretty well so far in the Bay State.
Ever since Jason Bay came to Boston in a deadline deal for Manny Ramirez, the low-key, un-dreadlocked left fielder has fit right in. Playing in his first pennant race and first postseason, Bay scored in every one of Boston’s first-round wins against the Angels, sliding home with the winning run Monday night as the Red Sox advanced to the AL championship series.
“I can’t imagine that it’ll get more intense than this,” he said while celebrating with teammates he has known only about two months. “But it will.”
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