Schwarber slam gives Red Sox big lead in

Schwarber slam gives Red Sox big lead in Game 3 of ALCS October 18, 2021 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink BOSTON (AP) Kyle Schwarber hit Boston's third grand slam in two games, a drive off Jos Urquidy in a six-run second, and the Red Sox took a 9-0 lead after three innings against the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night. Boston, seeking to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, joined the 1998 Atlanta Braves as the only teams with three slams in a postseason and the first Jourdan Lewis Jersey with three in a series. Schwarber drove a fastball to Jaaron Simmons Jersey right on a 3-0 count for 6-0 lead.In Game 2 at Houston, the Red Sox became the first team with two slams in a postseason game after J.D. Martinez connected in the first inning and Rafael Devers in the second of 9-5 win.The Red Sox became the fourth team with slams in consecutive postseason games after the 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers in the first two games of the NL Championship Series, Arizona in Games 3 and 4 of the NL Division Series and the New York Yankees in the final game of last years AL Wild Card Series and opener of the AL Division Series.Boston had just three grand slams during the regular season. The Red Sox had taken a 2-0 lead on Christian Vzquez's RBI single and Christian Arroyo's run-scoring grounder on a high-hop Moritz Wagner Jersey grounder that went off the chest of chest of second baseman Jose Altuve for an error.After the slam, Urquidy gave singles to Kik Hernandez and Xander Bogaerts, then was replaced by Yimi Garca. ___ More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. in this topic American League Major League Baseball Kyle Schwarber J.D. Martinez Rafael Devers Xander Bogaerts Jose Altuve Christian Arroyo Kyle Schwarber Houston Astros share Believe the hype, Bellingham is lighting up the World Cup Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in Englands 3-0 win against Senegal 5 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 35 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true Dominique Funchess Jersey level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 35 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Ann Arbor Jersey Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS