This year hasn’t always been easy for Ceddanne Rafaela. The Red Sox outfielder has posted respectable numbers, but when he starts chasing pitches the at bats can get ugly.

Yet when Rafaela stepped to the plate with the winning run on in the bottom of the ninth and a playoff spot on the line, there’s nobody else the Red Sox would’ve rather had up.

“He’s like born for the moment,” said Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman. “He always seems to find a way to come up clutch.”

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The ball sailed 396 feet to dead center field, and while Detroit Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows made a good effort, it just got over his outstretched

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