BOSTON -- The 2021 Red Sox are turning Boston into Slam City.
The Red Sox padded their lead against the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series with a Kyle Schwarber homer that scored Christian Arroyo, Alex Verdugo and J.D. Martinez to put Boston up 6-0 in the second inning.
Schwarber's grand slam was Boston's third of the postseason and the series, making the Red Sox the first team since the 1998 Atlanta Braves to hit three in a postseason -- and the first to do so in a single series.
"You are trying to get at least one, and not going up there thinking home run," Schwarber said. "That could turn into a pop-up or something like that, so just tyring to not be late. You know a heater is coming there, and just go from there."
Prior to the playoffs, Boston had only three grand slams throughout the whole regular season.
Schwarber said the cheers from Fenway Park provided a memory he won't soon forget.
The GRANDEST of Schwarbombs! pic.twitter.com/haiJebg7cS
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 19, 2021
"These are the moments that you are never going to forget as a player," Schwarber said. "This is what we live for. We live to be in the postseason. When you get that first taste, that first experience, you want to keep coming. You want more. It's an addicting feeling, and especially where it's just rocking the whole time and it's rowdy."
Monday night also marked the first time the Red Sox hit three grand slams in a two-game span, with the last team to accomplish the feat being the New York Yankees in August 2011.
The Red Sox have hit 18 homers in eight games this postseason. The only team with more homers through the first eight games of a postseason was the 2004 Astros.
Monday's grand slam registered as the second time in Schwarber's career that he homered against three different opponents in a single postseason, with the first time coming in 2015.
Kyle Schwarber is a vibe. pic.twitter.com/GA94a0Rl5b
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 19, 2021
Boston now has 10 hits in six consecutive games, the longest streak within a postseason all-time.
While Schwarber boasts a resumé featuring many memorable postseason moments, his grand slam from Monday will stick out from the bunch.
"That gave me a headache, and I loved it," Schwarber said. "I loved every second of it."