HOUSTON (AP) – Jackie Bradley Jr. had only three hits in the AL Championship Series. He certainly made them count.

Most Valuable Player Honored by the Boston Red Sox powered by his Houston and into the World Series.

Bradley connected for the go-ahead hits in two Boston wins and a game-sealing grand slam in another. He was selected ALCS MVP after the Red Sox clinched the pennant with a 4-1 victory over the Astros in Game 5 on Thursday night.

"It's amazing," Bradley said. "This is what we set out to do when we come to spring." "We have been battle-tested, this is definitely a special moment."

Even though the center fielder hit only .200 (3 in 15) in the best-of-seven playoff, Bradley was a big reason Boston knocked out the defending champions after losing to the Astros in the last year's Division Division.

Bradley had the fewest hits and lowest batting average for any MVP of a league championship. But he delivered a three-run double and a two-run homer to go with his big slam clutch.

"There's nobody on this team that I think is more important than just Jackie." "He's going to work." He continued. grind, "said Red Sox pitcher David Price, the Game 5 winner. "He continues to push through everything he has to go to." He is hitting balls, hitting balls 100-plus miles an hour, this year and year, to see him get that MVP award, to get those big hits, I'm so pumped for him. "

The Red Sox are going to the World Series for the first time since 2013, when they beat St. Louis in six games. They host Game 1 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park against the Los Angeles Gold Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers.

When played last in Game 2, after losing the ALCS opener, Bradley's three-run double off the Green Monster in the third inning put the Red Sox ahead to stay at 5-4 on the way to a 7-5 victory.

After the series shifted to Houston for Game 3 on Tuesday, Bradley's slam capped a five-run eighth against closer Roberto Osuna in an 8-2 win. Bradley homecoming again the next night in Game 4 with a two-run shot in the sixth that made it 6-5 – a game Boston won 8-6 to get into one victory of clinching.

The Red Sox are 14-0 this year, including the postseason, when Bradley homers.

"The confidence has always been there, I think of it, no matter how much it struggles or not," teammate Xander Bogaerts said. "And I think it's just good to see the results coming in big situations for us and helping us win games."

The 28-year-old outfielder, chosen by the Red Sox with the 40th pick in the 2011 amateur draft, is best known for playing outstanding defense in center. But he became the first player in postseason history with three consecutive multi-RBI games from the Nos. 8 or 9 spots in the lineup.

"I felt good, I think it kind of just boils down to having a game plan and obviously executing," Bradley said. "You can have a game plan but it can not work out."

During the regular season, Bradley hit .234 with 13 homers and 59 RBIs in 144 games. He was batting .198 on July 7 before onging in the second half.

He's staying in the ball, "Alex Cora manager said before Game 5." He's hitting the ball in the air. we know it's going to swing and miss we can live with it, but the quality at-bats have been great. "

And now, JBJ is an MVP.

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