Monday, October 29, 2007
The Rockies rallied from a
6-0 deficit, but Boston pulled away on Saturday.
DENVER (AP) — Rookies Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia sparked the Red Sox from the top of the order, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning and Boston beat Colorado 10-5 Saturday night.
Ellsbury became the first rookie in 61 years with four hits in a Series game, getting three of Boston’s seven doubles. Pedroia had three hits, including a bunt single that helped set up a six-run third against Josh Fogg
Down 6-0, Colorado came back with two runs in the sixth, and Matt Holliday’s three-run homer in the seventh on Hideki Okajima’s first pitch cut the Red Sox lead to 6-5.
But then Ellsbury lofted an RBI double down the right-field line off Brian Fuentes in the eighth that just eluded Brad Hawpe’s attempt at a sliding, backhand catch, and Pedroia followed with a two-run double to right that put Boston back in front by four runs. Jason Varitek added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.
BOSTONCOLORADO
abrhbiabrhbi
Ellsbry cf5242KMtsui 2b5130
Pedroia 2b5132Tlowzki ss4110
Pplbon p0000Hlliday lf5113
DOrtiz 1b4111Helton 1b4110
Yukilis 1b1000Atkins 3b2100
MRmrz lf4000Hawpe rf5021
Lowell 3b5222Trralba c5021
JDrew rf4010Sllivan cf2000
Okjima p0000Spbrgh cf2000
Dlcrmn p0000Fogg p0000
Cora 2b0000Morles p1000
Varitek c4111Smith ph1010
JLugo ss3210Affeldt p0000
Mtszka p3012Baker ph1000
Lopez p0000Herges p0000
Timlin p0000Fentes p0000
Crisp cf1110Tveras ph1000
Hwkins p0000
Totals39101510Totals385115
Boston006000031—10
Colorado000002300—5
E—JDrew (1). LOB—Boston 7, Colorado 11. 2B—Ellsbury 3 (3), Pedroia (1), DOrtiz (3), JDrew (2), JLugo (1). 3B—Hawpe (1). HR—Holliday (1). SB—Lowell (1), KMatsui (1). S—Cora. SF—Varitek.
IPHRERBBSO
Boston
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Lopez020000
Timlin2-322200
Okajima121102
Delcarmen2-310010
Papelbon S,21 1-310000
Colorado
Fogg L,0-12 2-3106622
Morales2 1-310001
Affeldt100001
Herges100003
Fuentes133310
Hawkins111100
Lopez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th, Timlin pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by Matsuzaka (Atkins). Umpires—Home, Ted Barrett; First, Chuck Meriwether; Second, Mike Everitt; Third, Mike Reilly; Left, Ed Montague; Right, Laz Diaz. T—4:19. A—49,983.