Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty ImagesThe Boston Red Sox are one win away from their first postseason series victory since their 2013 World Series title.Boston seized a 2-1 lead in the American League Division Series with a commanding 16-1victory over the archrival New York Yankees in Monday's Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi allowed oneearned run and fivehits while striking out five in seven innings during a clutch performance on the road.Brock Holt spearheaded the offensive fireworks by hitting for the first-ever postseason cycle Joey Gallo Jersey , with his home run coming in the ninth inning off catcher Austin Romine.Red Sox Offense Most Dominant Force in PlayoffsThe Red Sox will lift the World Series trophy unless someone from the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Yankees figures out their offense.Boston led the league in runs (876), OPS (.792), batting average (.268) and hits (1,509) as a well-oiled machine that is relentless from one through nine. Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez are the anchors, but the unit proved its depth Monday with 18 hits from 10different players.MLB MLB1B: 鉁?B: 鉁?B: 鉁匟R: 鉁匴elcome to Brocktober. nKOgERVTNPSports Illustrated SInowxCGhbTo0saNathan Bernhardt jonbernhardtin fairness there might be larger problems with the proposition of beating the Red Sox if youre screaming for the bullpen with your best starter on the mound in the top of the thirdJoel Sherman Joelsherman114 runs is the 4th most the #Yankees have ever surrendered in their long playoff history -- and #RedSox might not be done yet.The showing came against Yankees ace Luis Severino, underscoring how dangerous this offense can be. Severino struck out seven in four shutout innings in the American League Wild Card Game win over the Oakland Athletics, but the Red Sox tagged him for six earned runs, seven hits and two walks in a mere three innings.Boston blew it open with a seven-run fourth, largely against Severino and Lance Lynn (three earned runs and one out recorded). Andrew Benintendi's bases-clearing double and Holt's two-RBI triple highlighted the explosion and drew raucous boos from the crowd.The Red Sox need to beat the Bronx Bombers one more time http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-nomar-mazara-jersey , but it's easy to look ahead to a matchup between their offense and the Houston starters. After all, the defending champions swept the Cleveland Indians and have time to set up a rotation featuring Justin Verlander, Dallas Keuchel and Gerrit Cole.Houston's trio allowed five earned runs in 17.1 innings against Cleveland but would face a much more daunting foe in Boston's lineup.The Red Sox offense is the hurdle that must be cleared to win a World Series, and Severino and Co. were not up to the task. Aaron Boone's Rookie Manager Moves Suck the Air Out of Yankee StadiumAaron Boone is not the most popular man in the Big Apple tonight.Like umpires, managers often make more headlines with mistakes than effective performances. Boone learned that the hard way in Game 3 of his first-career division series as a manager.Boston's formidable offense teed off on Severino with hard contact throughout the game, even when it didn't score in the first inning. A pitching implosion seemed inevitable to everyone except apparently Boone, who left his right-hander in to start the fourth frame after he allowed three runs in the previous two.Lindsey Adler lindseyadlerLuis Severino faced 18 batters. Ten of them reached base and one hit a sac-fly. That doesn鈥檛 count the hard-hit balls caught on the track. I dunno. I just dunno.Chris Emma CEmma670This day in age of power-armed relievers, it seems rare a starter is left in too long. Aaron Boone waited too long on Luis Severino, then went to another starter in a bases-loaded jam instead of a strikeout pitcher. Odd decision a turning point in this ALDS.Joel Sherman Joelsherman1Im sure part of equation for Boone is that with CC on mound tomorrow, figures will need lots of pen. But Severino does not have it tonight. #Yankees #RedsoxRyan Fagan ryanfaganI guess I just wonder, with the bases loaded and no outs Ferguson Jenkins Jersey , why you wouldnt bring in a reliever whos used to coming into a jam instead of an guy whos been a starter his entire career.Lindsey Adler lindseyadlerThis is a big, big ballpark. When those ~48k people are on your side, I doubt there鈥檚 nothing better. When they are *all* against you, boy.Not only did he leave Severino in too long, but his decision to turn to Lynn鈥攚ho has been a starter for most of his career鈥攚ith the bases loaded and nobody out also exacerbated the issue. Lynn walked Betts and allowed Benintendi's double, essentially ending the game.Boone wasvociferously booedwhen he emerged from the dugout, as the once boisterous New York crowd took out its frustrations on the manager ashome-field advantage shifted back to Boston with each passing mistake.Nathan Eovaldi Emerges as Much-Needed Support for Chris SaleChris Sale is as dominant of a starting pitcher as there is in Major League Baseball, but the rest of Boston's staff was a serious question mark entering October.David Price provided no answers by allowing three earned runs and two homers in 1.2 innings of a Game 2 loss, continuing his postseason woes (5.28 career playoff ERA and 3.25 career regular-season ERA). 2016 AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello struggled for stretches this year on the way to a 4.28 ERA.Enter Eovaldi, who picked up the slack following Price's dud and gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.Christopher Smith SmittyOnMLBNathan Big Game Eovaldi.Jeff Passan JeffPassanNathan Eovaldis stuff is just ridiculous. His first-inning fastball velocities: 99, 99 http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-jason-grilli-jersey , 99, 100, 100, 101, 100.Christopher Smith SmittyOnMLBObviously have to go with Nathan Eovaldi on 0 days rest in Game 4.He didn't do it against just any team either. The Bronx Bombers led the league with 267 home runs in the regular season and flashed their power in Game 2, but Aaron Judge went just 1-for-4 as most of the offense struggled in Game 3. It was the type of showing the Red Sox envisioned from Eovaldi when they acquired him via trade from the Tampa Bay Rays in July.It was another solid performance in a Boston uniform, as his 3.33 ERA in 12 appearances would have been a career-best mark if projected across an entire season.The Red Sox are not going to win the World Series with just one effective starter, and Eovaldi did what Price is supposed to do and provided much-needed support for Sale in the middle of a playoff series. What's Next?The Red Sox have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the American League Championship Series against the Astros with a win in Tuesday's Game 4 in New York. Manager Ron Gardenhire knew the Detroit Tigers would take their lumps this season. What has been troubling to him lately is their sloppy play.Outfielders missing cutoff men. Pitchers failing to hold runners on properly. Infielders bobbling grounders. Batters swinging at pitchers out of the zone.The Tigers carry a three-game losing streak into a two-game series at Kansas City. Detroit left-hander Matthew Boyd will oppose right-hander Jacob Junis in the opener on Tuesday.Article continues below ...Gardenhire wants his team to play smarter and sharper.“We’ve got things to work on, a lot of things to work on,” he said. “We’re trying to work on it and we’re touching on it just about every time it happens. We make sure we talk to them about it. All those little things will eventually pay off down the road.”Francisco Liriano was originally scheduled to start Tuesday, but Gardenhire shuffled his rotation to accommodate ace Michael Fulmer.Liriano will make a start later in the week because Gardenhire wants Fulmer to pitch every fifth day. Fulmer Ryan Rua Jersey , who will pitch Wednesday’s matinee, made his first start since the All-Star break on Friday after recovering from an oblique strain.“Our goal here is to keep Fulmer on his five days because he’s coming through this thing,” Gardenhire said. “So we’re just kind of adjusting. Frankie’s one of those guys who can adjust. He’s done it before and he’s a veteran. He doesn’t have too many worries about those things, so we’re going to adjust with him.”Boyd (8-11, 4.09 ERA) held the Chicago White Sox scoreless for six innings in his last start. He also collected a victory in his last visit to Kansas City, giving up two runs in six innings and striking out seven on July 25.Improved control has led to an uptick in Boyd’s effectiveness. In his last nine starts, Boyd has issued just seven walks while striking out 51.In 12 career starts against Kansas City, Boyd is 3-6 with a 6.40 ERA.Junis (6-12, 4.70) has gone winless in his last four starts, but he hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in any of them.“It’s been encouraging to have some consistent starts in a row,” Junis told MLB.com. “I was slumping pretty hard Drew Robinson Jersey , so to bounce back and have some strong ones since the All-Star break, it’s encouraging to finish this season strong.”In his last start at Tampa Bay on Wednesday, Junis pitched 5 2/3 innings and gave up four runs, but only two were earned.“It’s not encouraging, (because) I’ve got a good feeling about Jake, so I don’t need to be encouraged,” Royals manager Ned Yost told MLB.com. “This is what I expect out of Jake. I expect him to go out and make starts like this. I expect him to execute pitches and have a good slider and keep us in the game.”Junis has faced the Tigers more than any other team in his two-year career and consistently given them fits. He is 5-1 in six starts with a 3.44 ERA.The Royals have lost six of their last eight games.