LOS ANGELES: J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers delivered a historic brace of grand slams to propel the Boston Red Sox to a 9-5 victory in Houston Saturday (Sunday in Manila) evening their American League Championship series at one game apiece.

Designated hitter Martinez came to the plate with two outs and the bases loaded in the first inning and launched a 1-0 fastball from Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia 363 feet into the right field stands to give the Red Sox a fast 4-0 lead.

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