The Boston Red Sox are on to the ALCS after beating the Tampa Bay Rays in another thriller of a game that ended in a walk-off win for the home team at Fenway Park last night.
Kiké Hernández, who has been red hot in the playoffs this year, provided the heroics this time with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
It’s Hernández’s first year with the Red Sox and he has already become a fan favorite in Boston. After his game-winning RBI he thanked the fans for chanting his name during his memorable at-bat, saying:
“Thank you, fans. Thank for yelling my name. That made my confidence go up a few levels, so thank you for that.”
This whole interview was great:
This man HAD. A. SERIES.
Kiké Hernández joins @Ken_Rosenthal after the @RedSox walk off win! pic.twitter.com/KTpoC1XF37
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 12, 2021
So good.
Hernández also had a great reaction to his sac fly:
Marathon Monday Clinching Monday pic.twitter.com/RPM1PnwvMi
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 12, 2021
Fans loved it:
