Pressure’s on Price to knot ALDS at 1

CLEVELAND — David Price arrived in Boston prepared with a memorable quote to explain his past Octobers, quipping that he “was just saving all my postseason wins for the Red Sox.”

That statement drew laughter at the time, but with his club now trailing by a game in the best-of-five American League Division Series, there is even more pressure on Price to prove that he meant what was said on that December afternoon at Fenway Park.

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Price will take the ball for Game 2 on Friday (4:30 p.m. ET on TBS) against the Indians at Progressive Field after the Red Sox dropped Game 1, 5-4, on Thursday. Price has appeared in six postseasons with three teams, but has yet to earn a victory as a starting pitcher.

For all the postseason frustrations of Price, he’s 10-2 with a 2.24 ERA for his career against Cleveland, and 5-0 with a 2.27 ERA in seven starts at Progressive Field.

“I take the mound, I want us to win. And [Friday] I want to go out there and win,” Price said. “I want to be dominant. I want to have that really good postseason game, and I know that I’m capable of doing that and I’m excited to pitch [Friday].”

Price described his first year in Boston as “inconsistent,” having gone 17-9 with a 3.99 ERA while leading the Majors …

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