For the fourth time in 15 years, the Boston Red Sox are headed to the biggest stage in baseball.

Commanding a 3-1 series lead against the Houston Astros, by no means was Game 5 a must-win, and honestly going into the game with a depleted bullpen against Justin Verlander in an elimination game, the task was tall. But then, the tides finally turned for David Price. Every ball struck off of him that seemed like it had a chance to get out, stayed in the ballpark. The most highlighted one was a ball driven to right field by Alex Bregman in which Mookie Betts made an acrobatic catch at the top of the wall. And quite honestly, after that play, it felt like it was meant to be.

Not only did David Price get lucky at times, but the rest of the game he was simply dominant. He consistently was painting 95-96 mph on the corners while en route to a six-inning, nine strikeout shutout performance. With this win, Price sends the Red Sox to the World Series and finally gets a postseason win under his belt. Hopefully, that will help his confidence going into the World Series.

Price was awesome in this game, but a ton of credit also goes to 21-year-old, Rafael Devers. Devers sent what ended up being the series-clinching three-run home run into the left field stands in the top of the sixth inning, giving him now 12 career postseason RBIs. This ties him with Miguel Cabrera for the second most postseason RBIs prior to turning 22. Andruw Jones is number one in that category with 14, but Devers still has the World Series ahead of him in which he could very well surpass him.

And finally, the unsung hero for the Red Sox, your American League Championship Series MVP, Jackie Bradley Jr. Although he went 0-3 in Game 5, he was the x-factor the whole series with pivotal hits in Games 2, 3, and 4.

Of all the guys on this roster, if you told me in June that Jackie Bradley Jr (hitting .178 at the time) would be the ALCS MVP, I would have laughed. But the fact of the matter is that this guy has been awesome in the second half of the season, and he was even better this series. Between the bases-clearing double in Game 2, the grand slam in Game 3, and the go-ahead home run in game 4, this award was incredibly deserved.

On Tuesday, October 23, Chris Sale will take the mound with hopes of bringing Boston their ninth World Series title. Whether it is against the Milwaukee Brewers or the Los Angeles Dodgers, Red Sox nation should be very confident with their chances for a parade, as they just convincingly took down arguably the next best team in baseball.