"I've been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007," Rafaela said after his walk-off homer.

Any time an announcer screams the words, "HE KILLED IT," you know the call is a classic. NESN play-by-play man Dave O'Brien seemed to be experiencing the same emotions as every Sox fan who jumped up from their seat in Fenway or from their couch at home when Rafaela made contact with the 1-2 pitch from Drew Fairbanks.

And, entering play Tuesday, Padres first baseman Luis Arraez had struck out nine times this season. Nine. It's not like he's missed time with injury either. Arraez has played in 84 of San Diego's 90 games.