The Red Sox, to win this series, will have to do what Houston did last year to the Yanks- have your top starters either go most of the way the distance (Verlander game 2 complete game, Keuchel 7+ innings in game 1) or hope another starters can pull a Game 7 McCullers (ie go multiple late innings from the pen.
Like, if you can get 6 innings from Sale/Price/Porcello, mix and match with the likes of Wright/Eovaldi/Eduardo as a Kimbrel bridge, they can get by IMO.
Also key- opening up at home. Last two years, they had to start on the road and came home down 9-2. David Price st Fenway in relief last year fared well. How might he fare at Fenway for a change?
That said, lot of pressure on Boston with that 108 win season. Will be interesting to see how they hold up as the hunted