Royce Lewis’ two-out single forced Cora to call upon his closer after all. Chapman, who exited Sunday’s Dodgers finale with back spasms, picked up his 19th save after just three pitches, as ’24 Red Sox rookie Mickey Gasper went down swinging.

Jordan Hicks melted down in the bottom of the ninth inning, the climax of a highly unusual — and very long — final frame.