Sox one win away from another ring!
Ten down, one to go.
Twenty seven outs, nine innings, one game, just one game away from reclaiming the title of World Champions of the baseball world. The Red Sox are on the threshold of winning their second World Championship in four seasons, a sentence that never would have been dreamed of five years ago. A sentence that never would even dare to seep into the minds of Boston fans far and wide. Well, dare to dream folks because the boys from Boston are that close.
The Red Sox drew first blood once again against Colorado and never looked back. A six run top of the third featured a six run Boston attack that posed as a seemingly insurmountable lead for the Colorado offense to overcome against a cruising starting pitcher in Daisuke Matsuzaka and an unhittable bullpen lying in wait to be called upon to seal the deal.
The top of the Red Sox lineup wasted no time getting the ball rolling in the top of the third inning. The “Table Setters” of the Red Sox lineup got things done all night long and were the primary key to Boston’s success in Game 3. Jacoby Ellsbury kicked started the action by doubling on a line drive to leftfield. Ellsbury’s partner in crime, Dustin Pedroia, followed up his double with a bunt single advancing Ellsbury to third. David Ortiz picked up the slack that the Red Sox would lack by sitting Kevin Youkilis by doubling down the right field line scoring Ellsbury from third and advancing Dustin Pedroia in the spot where Ellsbury had just stood.
Manny Ramirez then drew an intentional walk from Josh Fogg to load the bases with still no one out. The Red Sox regular season RBI leader, Mike Lowell, stepped to the plate with a chance to do some damage and he capitalized on this golden opportunity when he rocketed a single back up the middle scoring two runs giving Boston a 3-0 lead with still no outs. JD Drew popped out to short to give Colorado one out in the inning with two men on for the Captain Jason Varitek. Varitek singled on a line to left field and Ramirez was waved home and called out at the plate in a controversial play. He appeared to be safe but the home plate umpires opinion is the only one that matters. Boston has been lucky to be able to say that all the controversial plays that have been called against their favor have not gone on to effect the outcome of the game in any way other than taking away RBI’s.
Julio Lugo walked on four straight pitches and everyone began to assume an automatic out when Daisuke Matsuzaka came to the plate with a chance to help out his own cause. Jaws all around Boston dropped then turned into laughter and cheers when Matsuzaka surprisingly put a great swing on the ball and singled into left field and drove in two runs. Thanks to Daisuke’s hitting performance, the Red Sox were able to bat around and get the red hot Jacoby Ellsbury back to the dish and once again he came through for his team by doubling for the second time in the inning driving in Julio Lugo to give Boston a 6-0 advantage early.
Ellsbury’s second double of the inning and third hit in as many at bats would be the deciding factor in chasing Josh Fogg from the game after going two and two thirds of an inning giving up six earned runs on ten hits, ouch. The Boston offense was done for the time being but would later heat up when needed. Colorado put a seemingly harmless two runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth but when the bottom of the seventh came around and the MVP of the Rockies and maybe even the entire National League came to the plate with a chance to get within one run, he did not let this opportunity slip. Matt Holliday drive a Hideki Okajima offering to straight away centerfield to bring his team within one run of tying this ballgame. Two runs were charged to reliever Mike Timlin and the one run would be the only run Hideki Okajima has surrendered the entire postseason.
When things got too tight for Boston, they responded in the top half of the eighth by sending three Red Sox across home plate to give the bullpen a four run lead to work with. Julio Lugo got on base by walking once again and Coco Crisp entered the game and singled to follow up Lugo’s at bat putting a man on first and second with one out. It was then that Jacoby Ellsbury came to the plate with a chance to come up big for his team yet again. Jacoby came through once again by doubling for the third time driving in the speedy Julio Lugo and advancing Coco to third with one out.
Wherever Jacoby is, Dustin Pedroia isn’t far behind. Pedroia kept things going by doubling to the opposite field scoring Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury with ease and that was all the Boston bullpen needed. The dynamic duo of Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia combined to go 7 for 10 with 4 RBI on the night.
The four run cushion would be added onto in the top of the ninth thanks to a sacrifice fly by Jason Varitek to give his Boston Red Sox a 10-5 lead. With that sac fly, the Boston Red Sox have scored double digit runs in four of their last five postseason games and have outscored the Rockies 25-7 in the World Series thus far. Jonathan Papelbon entered the game and was asked to get four outs with two out already in the bottom of the eighth in order to shut the door on the Rockies. It took one pitch to get that last out in the eighth and he was more than ready for the ninth. Papelbon pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth and put Boston in a position to win the World Series in four games.
Jon Lester will get the ball in the clincher for Boston and he is well rested and ready to perform. Clinching this game for Boston would be the icing on the cake for Lester’s comeback from battling cancer and making it back to the Major Leagues in a Red Sox uniform. This start was destined to have Jon Lester getting the ball with a chance to win the World Series. The Game 4 starter for Colorado that will be opposing left-hander Jon Lester will be Aaron Cook. Cook is the Rockies last hope to continue this series. Aaron Cook, like Lester, has not started a game in quite some time. His last start came on August 10th. Cook before he went out of action for over a month was 8-7 with an ERA of 4.12.
-Jared Carrabis
Thanks again to my buddy Jared for this article!
I'm Trap & I'm out!
Twenty seven outs, nine innings, one game, just one game away from reclaiming the title of World Champions of the baseball world. The Red Sox are on the threshold of winning their second World Championship in four seasons, a sentence that never would have been dreamed of five years ago. A sentence that never would even dare to seep into the minds of Boston fans far and wide. Well, dare to dream folks because the boys from Boston are that close.
The Red Sox drew first blood once again against Colorado and never looked back. A six run top of the third featured a six run Boston attack that posed as a seemingly insurmountable lead for the Colorado offense to overcome against a cruising starting pitcher in Daisuke Matsuzaka and an unhittable bullpen lying in wait to be called upon to seal the deal.
The top of the Red Sox lineup wasted no time getting the ball rolling in the top of the third inning. The “Table Setters” of the Red Sox lineup got things done all night long and were the primary key to Boston’s success in Game 3. Jacoby Ellsbury kicked started the action by doubling on a line drive to leftfield. Ellsbury’s partner in crime, Dustin Pedroia, followed up his double with a bunt single advancing Ellsbury to third. David Ortiz picked up the slack that the Red Sox would lack by sitting Kevin Youkilis by doubling down the right field line scoring Ellsbury from third and advancing Dustin Pedroia in the spot where Ellsbury had just stood.
Manny Ramirez then drew an intentional walk from Josh Fogg to load the bases with still no one out. The Red Sox regular season RBI leader, Mike Lowell, stepped to the plate with a chance to do some damage and he capitalized on this golden opportunity when he rocketed a single back up the middle scoring two runs giving Boston a 3-0 lead with still no outs. JD Drew popped out to short to give Colorado one out in the inning with two men on for the Captain Jason Varitek. Varitek singled on a line to left field and Ramirez was waved home and called out at the plate in a controversial play. He appeared to be safe but the home plate umpires opinion is the only one that matters. Boston has been lucky to be able to say that all the controversial plays that have been called against their favor have not gone on to effect the outcome of the game in any way other than taking away RBI’s.
Julio Lugo walked on four straight pitches and everyone began to assume an automatic out when Daisuke Matsuzaka came to the plate with a chance to help out his own cause. Jaws all around Boston dropped then turned into laughter and cheers when Matsuzaka surprisingly put a great swing on the ball and singled into left field and drove in two runs. Thanks to Daisuke’s hitting performance, the Red Sox were able to bat around and get the red hot Jacoby Ellsbury back to the dish and once again he came through for his team by doubling for the second time in the inning driving in Julio Lugo to give Boston a 6-0 advantage early.
Ellsbury’s second double of the inning and third hit in as many at bats would be the deciding factor in chasing Josh Fogg from the game after going two and two thirds of an inning giving up six earned runs on ten hits, ouch. The Boston offense was done for the time being but would later heat up when needed. Colorado put a seemingly harmless two runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth but when the bottom of the seventh came around and the MVP of the Rockies and maybe even the entire National League came to the plate with a chance to get within one run, he did not let this opportunity slip. Matt Holliday drive a Hideki Okajima offering to straight away centerfield to bring his team within one run of tying this ballgame. Two runs were charged to reliever Mike Timlin and the one run would be the only run Hideki Okajima has surrendered the entire postseason.
When things got too tight for Boston, they responded in the top half of the eighth by sending three Red Sox across home plate to give the bullpen a four run lead to work with. Julio Lugo got on base by walking once again and Coco Crisp entered the game and singled to follow up Lugo’s at bat putting a man on first and second with one out. It was then that Jacoby Ellsbury came to the plate with a chance to come up big for his team yet again. Jacoby came through once again by doubling for the third time driving in the speedy Julio Lugo and advancing Coco to third with one out.
Wherever Jacoby is, Dustin Pedroia isn’t far behind. Pedroia kept things going by doubling to the opposite field scoring Coco Crisp and Jacoby Ellsbury with ease and that was all the Boston bullpen needed. The dynamic duo of Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia combined to go 7 for 10 with 4 RBI on the night.
The four run cushion would be added onto in the top of the ninth thanks to a sacrifice fly by Jason Varitek to give his Boston Red Sox a 10-5 lead. With that sac fly, the Boston Red Sox have scored double digit runs in four of their last five postseason games and have outscored the Rockies 25-7 in the World Series thus far. Jonathan Papelbon entered the game and was asked to get four outs with two out already in the bottom of the eighth in order to shut the door on the Rockies. It took one pitch to get that last out in the eighth and he was more than ready for the ninth. Papelbon pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth and put Boston in a position to win the World Series in four games.
Jon Lester will get the ball in the clincher for Boston and he is well rested and ready to perform. Clinching this game for Boston would be the icing on the cake for Lester’s comeback from battling cancer and making it back to the Major Leagues in a Red Sox uniform. This start was destined to have Jon Lester getting the ball with a chance to win the World Series. The Game 4 starter for Colorado that will be opposing left-hander Jon Lester will be Aaron Cook. Cook is the Rockies last hope to continue this series. Aaron Cook, like Lester, has not started a game in quite some time. His last start came on August 10th. Cook before he went out of action for over a month was 8-7 with an ERA of 4.12.
-Jared Carrabis
Thanks again to my buddy Jared for this article!
I'm Trap & I'm out!
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