‘OCTOBER HITS DIFFERENT’ is the theme of this postseason, and Game 2 of the Wild Card series between the Red Sox and Yankees proved exactly why. Boston arrived at the Bronx after dominating Game 1 with shutdown pitching and timely hitting. Wednesday night looked almost the same until a single misplay. The Yankees clawed back to win 4-3, equalizing the series and forcing a do-or-die Game 3. Now, the man responsible for the turning point isn’t hiding.

The chaos came in the bottom of the fifth when the game was knotted at 2-2. Justin Slaten, a Red Sox reliever, had gotten the first two batters out when he walked Trent Grisham, putting a runner on base before Aaron Judge. When Grisham got to second base on a wild pitch, Judge hit a crisp liner to left field. Jarren Duran raced in and got

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