San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox

Chalk up Saturday night as the most satisfying 0-for-5 in Wilyer Abreu's career. Not even the golden sombrero could wipe the smile off his face by the time this one was over. With the Red Sox in the middle of a frenzied three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth that ultimately led to a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Giants, Abreu came to the plate at Fenway Park with just one thought in his mind: Put the bat on the ball. Normally that wouldn’t be such a daunting task for one of Boston’s best all-around players. But Saturday night was different. Abreu had struck out in his first four at-bats, including a crushing one in the bottom of the eighth with nobody out. An inning later, the game tied at this point, the Giants intentionally walked Ceddanne Rafaela to load them up with one out for Abreu. “I just tried to relax myself,” Abreu said. “Forget about what happened. Forget about all the strikeouts. Just try to put the ball in play. Anything, drive the ball, fly ball, sac fly, whatever it takes. I just tried to win the game at that moment.” Facing lefty Sam Hentges, Abreu was down in the count, 1-2. Then, he worked it to 3-2. On a 95.9 mph sinker that was in and just out of the strike zone, Abreu got enough of it to hit an 80.8 mph shot down the first-base line. Bryce Eldridge snared it on a dive and fired a one-hopper that pulled catcher Andrew Knizner just off the plate. Eli White scored for the win, and the Red Sox chased Abreu around the infield to celebrate the walk-off win. Well, at least they were pretty sure it was a win. Though the Giants were out of challenges, managers are allowed to ask for a crew-chief review in the final two innings. The Red Sox didn’t wait for the final verdict (the initial call stood) to celebrate. It went down as a fielder’s choice RBI and also a ripped No. 52 jersey. “They ripped my jersey, so if they had overturned the call, I would have had to come back \[in the clubhouse\