The Boston Red Sox were a mess for long stretches of the regular season. Thatās what made advancing past the Rays to the ALCS all the sweeter.
The Red Sox are moving on to the ALCS after a second-straight walk-off win over the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS.
It wasnāt easy. Boston had a 5-0 lead coming out of the third inning but watched it evaporate as Tampa Bay tied things up in the eighth.
In the end, KikƩ HernƔndez made the Rays pay for pitching to him by continuing his postseason hot streak with a walk-off sacrifice fly to avoid extra innings.
He drove in the winning run and sent the city of Boston into ecstasy.
The moment the @Redsox advanced to the ALCS š pic.twitter.com/qR0PKMEwiB
ā FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 12, 2021
While the Red Sox grabbed the champagne and started celebrating in the clubhouse, Twitter went absolutely wild with glee over the victory.
Red Sox Twitter celebrated another walk-off win in disbelief
For many, it was unbelievable to even see Boston in this spot.
I honestly cannot believe the Red Sox are in the ALCS.
ā Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) October 12, 2021
This was unthinkable back in August. Totally, completely unthinkable. #RedSox
ā REDSOXLIFE.com (@RedSoxLife) October 12, 2021
Red Sox to the ALCS. Just as everybody predicted. pic.twitter.com/wuOo0Fk4nG
ā Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) October 12, 2021
But it did indeed happen and Boston fans couldnāt get enough of talking about the ALCS.
RED SOX ARE HEADED TO THE ALCS!
ā Bastards of Boston Baseball (@Bastards_Boston) October 12, 2021
I repeatā¦
RED SOX ARE HEADED TO THE ALCS!
For the Yankees fans in the backā¦
RED SOX ARE HEADED TO THE ALCS!
LOS RED SOX A LA ALCS!!! pic.twitter.com/dh7a5SYwN5
ā JoshĆŗa Maya (@PlaysOfTheWeek) October 12, 2021
Wasnāt worried at allā¦ š¤£š¤£š¤£
ā Worcester Red Sox (@WooSox) October 12, 2021
THE @REDSOX ARE ALCS BOUND!!! pic.twitter.com/5zse84aof7
RED SOX WIN!!! THEY ARE IN THE ALCS!!! pic.twitter.com/zyy8c36Wx4
ā Boston Diehards (@Boston_Diehards) October 12, 2021
AGAINST ALL ODDS! Your 2021 Boston Red Sox just beat the best team in American League and theyāre in the ALCS!
ā Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) October 12, 2021
pic.twitter.com/G8HPSqs1VK
The Red Sox are going to the ALCS ????? pic.twitter.com/dnuodk2abO
ā OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) October 12, 2021
THEEEEEEEEEEEE RED SOX ARE GOING TO THE ALCS!
ā Serious Football Guy šŗ (brew checkmark) (@FitzyGFY) October 12, 2021
Fans think theyāve seen something like this before.
RED SOX TO THE ALCS
ā Football (@BostonConnr) October 12, 2021
SMELLS LIKE ā04 AHT HERE
Red Sox are for sure winning the World Series again, arenāt they?
ā KFC (@KFCBarstool) October 12, 2021
The Red Sox finished last in the AL East in 2020.
ā ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 12, 2021
This is the 4th time a team has advanced to the LCS the season after finishing last in their division...the last team to do so was the 2013 Red Sox, who won the World Series. pic.twitter.com/nmCTXecvsI
Others went the meme route.
The Red Sox hearing how they arenāt built to win any playoff games all season. pic.twitter.com/c1PB66MfSM
ā The 617 (@The617_) October 12, 2021
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1447752833147674624?s=20
Boston now gets to wait for their ALCS opponent. Itāll either be the White Sox or the Astros who have to make up their Game 4 on Tuesday because of a rain delay.
In the meantime, expect Boston to enjoy themselves and dream of even bigger victories down the line.