The Yankees walked off with a grand slam, but the Red Sox clinched the AL East anyway so whatever
The Red Sox lost to the Yankees on Wednesday evening, 5-3, at the hands of
Right, Dustin?
It's not that Pedroia enjoys losing, of course. Rather, the Red Sox had already clinched the AL East title thanks to the Orioles' 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays, so losing in such a dramatic fashion was considerably less dramatic than it would've otherwise been. Sure, there was no outfield dance contest this time, but if you're going to lose, you might as well do it while cementing your spot in the postseason.
So, once again, the Red Sox on their fly-in-your-soup walk-off loss:
¯_(ツ)_/¯
Because as
"So crazy. I wanted to celebrate on that field so bad, but it is what it is," Ortiz told MLB.com's Ian Browne after the game. "We end up being the first-place team in the American League [East] and we're going to celebrate anyway."
Not even
And indeed they did.
A quick message from @mookiebetts, @travis_shaw21, and @Dmarrero17! pic.twitter.com/Vgfa3QLUWA
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 29, 2016