The best team didn’t win in John Lackey’s humble opinion. Not long after the Red Sox won the ALDS with a walk-off victory Monday, Lackey was seething.

“They were better than us last year,” Lackey said. “They weren’t better than us this year.”

And there was this: “It’s like I want to throw something through a wall.”

And don’t even compare this ALDS to last year’s.

“It’s frustrating,” Lackey said. “It’s way different than last year. We’re a better team than they are.”