When Kyle Schwarber came up with the bases loaded in the second inning of Game 3 on Monday, his mind wasn’t focused on hitting a grand slam.
With the Red Sox scoring a run in each of the previous at-bats, he just wanted to add to the 2-0 lead. That was especially the case after Astros starter Jose Urquidy threw three straight balls to start the at-bat.
Even though the count was 3-0, Schwarber got the green light. And with it, he drove Urquidy’s 93 mph fastball 430 feet into the right-field grandstand to make it 6-0 Red Sox.