What should have been a routine play for relief pitcher Scott Alexander became the disaster of the Dodgers' season—he flipped the ball toward an unprepared Kiké Henandez, which would dribble down the rightfield line to score Holt from first and what should have become the clinching run of Boston's third consecutive win of the World Series. It appeared over when Yasiel Puig stepped up to the plate with two outs, Boston just one out from a third win. Max Muncy was on second base and a fairly fresh Nathan Eovaldi on the hill with a one-run lead.