Don’t believe me, but you can read the RS best writers same perspective, from the point of volatility of the RS offense.

Ian Browne, Red Sox beat reporter: Definitely the Astros’ pitching. Those of us who have watched the Red Sox from April through October know that their offense has been subject to wild streaks up and down all season. Remember, this team really stopped hitting late in the season when their postseason lives nearly depended on it, even in two of three games in Baltimore against the lowly Orioles — games No. 157 and 159. Finally, in Game No. 162, down 5-1 against a bad Nationals team, Rafael Devers carried them to victory. Then they caught lightning in a bottle from Game 2 of the AL Division Series through Game 3 of the ALCS. The way these Boston bats can run cold just as long as they run hot, I’m not sure there is enough time for them to salvage this series.