3 th ▁AL ▁p enn ant . ▁ ▁In ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series , ▁U eh ara ▁picked ▁off ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁pin ch ▁runner ▁Kol ten ▁W ong ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁Red ▁So x ▁win . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 5 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁sevent h ▁save ▁of ▁the ▁post season , ▁t ying ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁saves ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁post season . ▁( The ▁next ▁year ▁Greg ▁Holland ▁matched ▁his ▁record ▁for ▁saves ▁in ▁the ▁play offs , ▁t ying ▁John ▁W ett eland , ▁Rob b ▁N en , ▁T roy ▁Per c ival , ▁and ▁Brad ▁L idge .) ▁U eh ara ▁threw ▁the ▁winning ▁pitch ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁closing ▁out ▁the ▁ 6 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Card inals ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park , ▁Boston . ▁During ▁Boston ' s ▁post - win ▁celebr ations ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁David ▁Ort iz ▁play fully ▁lifted ▁U eh ara ▁over ▁his ▁shoulder ▁after ▁games ▁five ▁and ▁six . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁U eh ara ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁replacing ▁injured ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁pitch er ▁Mas ah iro ▁Tan aka . ▁He ▁strugg led ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁closer ▁role ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 . ▁He ▁signed ▁a