David Price did not pitch as well as he would have liked to on Sunday night, but he is not complaining. In fact, he is looking at it as a positive.
Price allowed four runs over 4.2 innings in Game 2 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros and exited with a 5-4 lead. He was an out away from being in position to get his first career postseason win as a starter, but Alex Cora lifted him after he walked his second batter in the fifth. Matt Barnes got a strikeout to end the threat, and the Red Sox held on to win the game 7-5.
The victory marked the first time Price’s team won during a start he made in the postseason. That was a baby step for Price.
Price: ‘We won. That’s my first team win as a starter. If it’s baby steps it’s baby steps, but I’m very happy we won.’
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) October 15, 2018
Price does have two career postseason wins and a save, but those have come as a reliever. His 0-9 postseason record as a starter hovers over him. He didn’t quite do enough to get himself in the win column, but he did not enough to help his team earn the victory. That’s a good step in the right direction. He may have another opportunity to get things right later in the series.
