The Red Sox Route to Victory
The Red Sox, who led all major league teams with a 96-66 record, advanced to the World Series for the first time since they broke the curse of the Bambino in 2004. Similar to 2004, when they made the greatest comeback in MLB history by coming back from a 3 game deficit to the New York Yankees to win the series 4-3 and sweep the Cardinals in the World Series, the Red Sox came back from being down 3 games to 1 to beat the Cleveland Indians and swept the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
Josh Beckett who had the best record in all of baseball (20-7) had his worst game of the season against the Colorado Rockies back in June. After coming off two great starts to help the Red Sox beat the Indians, and being crowned ALCS MVP, Beckett won his fourth game of the playoffs by beating Jeff Francis (17-9) in game 1 of the World Series by a score of 13-1. Beckett pitched 7 strong innings while allowing only 1 run.
Colorado’s streak of winning 21 of their last 22 games, including sweeping the first 2 series of the post-season, ended by the Red Sox sweeping the Rockies in 4 games.
The favorite to win the National League MVP Matt Holliday did everything he could to help Colorado win their first World Series Championship since becoming an expansion franchise in 1993. Holliday hit a 3 run home run to put them down by 1 run in game 3, but the Red Sox rookie sensation Dustin Pedroia, who had the best batting average of a rookie second baseman and most RBI’s in an ALCS game with 5 by a rookie, hit a 2 run double to help the Red Sox win 10-5.
Jacoby Ellsbury, who took Cocoa Crisp’s starting spot in centerfield in game 6 of the ALCS, hit a lead off double and scored in the 1st inning of game 4. They never looked back. Jon Lester pitched 5 and 2/3 scoreless innings. Mike Lowell, the World Series MVP, and Bobby Kielty each hit home runs later in the game, with Kielty’s being his first Worlds Series at bat, putting them 4-1 and went on to win 4-3.
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