David Price disappointed Red Sox fans once again with his poor performance against the Yankees. He’ll get another chance to make up for it against the Astros in the ALCS.
The Boston Red Sox received outstanding starting pitching from three of their four starters against the New York Yankees in the ALDS. To no real surprise, the only starter that didn’t come through was Game 2 starter David Price, who once again lived up to his reputation of being unable to perform in October.
The Yankees knocked Price out of the game in the second inning after notching three runs against him. As expected, it followed with plenty of questions about what the rest of the postseason would hold for Price. Would manager Alex Cora move him to the bullpen, or would he keep the faith and give him another chance to start?
It turns out that Cora isn’t ready to give up on Price just yet, as he has been tabbed to get the start in Game 2 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros.
BREAKING: @RedSox manager Alex Cora tells @MadDogUnleashed that David Price will start Game Two of the #ALCS. #HighHeat #DoDamage pic.twitter.com/I7oOKkTGxM
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 10, 2018
This will be Price’s opportunity to make amends for his poor outing against New York, as well as a chance to get back in the good graces of Boston fans who have grown tired of his constant meltdowns in the postseason.
The Red Sox signed Price to a seven-year, $217 million contract in 2016 to be an ace-type pitcher, not to consistently fail on the big stage. It’s not like Price’s entire career in Boston has been bad; this season alone, he went 16-7 with a 3.58 ERA. He pitched well against most teams in 2018, just not the Yankees. But the Red Sox need him to be that same pitcher in the postseason, and he has yet to prove that he’s capable of doing that.
Chris Sale will start Game 1 as expected, but that doesn’t guarantee a win with the Astros sending Justin Verlander to hill on the their side. If the Red Sox can’t get it done in Game 1, then Price will have no choice but to come up big in Game 2.
If he can do that, then Boston fans might just have hope for him after all.
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