| The first ever World Series game in Colorado turns out to be an instant classic for the home crowd, as the Rockies blow a 3 run lead in the 8th only to come back and tie the game, then win it in the 10th. Daisuke Matsuzaka had another mediocre playoff start for the Sox, lasting just 5 innings while giving up 9 hits and 3 runs. The Sox got 2 runs in the 1st on a Big Papi homer, but the 3 runs given up by Dice-K makes it 3-2 Rockies until the 7th, when the Rockies tack on 2 more runs when Yorvit Torreabla hit a triple off Manny Delcarmen after 2 walks. The Sox took the wind right out of the Rockies' sails in the top of the 8th, when Ortiz contributed a 2nd homer and was followed by a Manny Ramirez single, which brought Matt Herges out of the Rockies bullpen. Hergest walked Lowell, then gave up a 3-run bomb to JD Drew which gave the Sox a 6-5 lead. However, the Rockies tie it right back up in the bottom of the 8th when pinch hitter Willy Tavares led off with a single and was moved to 2nd on a Kaz Matsui bunt. The speedy Tavares scored on a Troy Tulowitzki single. The Sox go down in order in the 9th, but so do the Rockies. Dustin Pedroia led off the Sox 10th with a single and was replaced at first by Alex Cora on a fielder's choice. Manny walked to put runners on 1st and 2nd, but Mike Lowell grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Rockies led off the 10th with pitcher Manny Corpas, but he singles! That is followed by singles from Matsui and Tulowitzki, and the Sox are in serious trouble with the bases loaded and no outs. I bring in Papelbon from the bullpen and he strikes out Matt Holliday, but Todd Helton drops one into center to score Corpas and send the home fans into a frenzied celebration. Jon Lester makes his first postseason start for the Red Sox in game 4. He will be opposed by Aaron Cook, who won 13 games for the Rockies during the regular season but hasn't made a start since August. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Colorado Rockies 10/27/2007
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Rockies AB R H RBI AVG
J.Lugo SS 5 0 1 0 .275 K.Matsui 2B 4 2 3 1 .262
H.Okajima P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Tulowitzki SS 6 0 3 1 .275
J.Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Holliday LF 6 0 2 0 .389
D.Pedroia 2B 4 1 2 0 .327 T.Helton 1B 5 0 1 1 .345
D.Ortiz 1B 3 2 2 3 .438 G.Atkins 3B 3 2 2 1 .447
M.Timlin P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Hawpe RF 3 1 0 0 .262
F-A.Cora SS 1 0 0 0 .000 C-R.Spilborghs RF 1 0 0 0 .375
M.Ramirez LF 4 1 2 0 .333 Y.Torrealba C 5 0 3 3 .234
M.Lowell 3B 4 1 0 0 .218 C.Sullivan CF 4 1 1 0 .250
J.Drew RF 4 1 1 3 .265 J.Fogg P 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Varitek C 4 0 1 0 .234 A-S.Smith PH 1 0 0 0 .444
C.Crisp CF 3 0 0 0 .250 L.Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Delcarmen P 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Herges P 0 0 0 0 ----
D-E.Hinske 1B 1 0 0 0 .000 E-W.Taveras PH 1 1 1 0 .333
D.Matsuzaka P 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Corpas P 1 0 1 01.000
J.Lopez P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-J.Ellsbury PH,CF 2 0 0 0 .182
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 6 9 6 Totals 41 7 17 7
A-Pinch Hit For Fogg In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hawpe In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Delcarmen In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Herges In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Timlin In 9th Inning
Red Sox......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 9 0
Rockies......... 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 7 17 0
Red Sox (9-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Matsuzaka 5 9 3 3 4 3 0 107 6.17
J.Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.18
M.Delcarmen 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 21 9.00
M.Timlin BS(1st) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 1.69
H.Okajima LOSS(1-1) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 23 1.04
J.Papelbon 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00
Totals 9 2/3 17 7 7 6 6 0
Rockies (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Fogg 6 4 2 2 2 3 1 91 5.51
L.Hawkins HOLD(1st) 1 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 22 6.23
M.Herges BS(1st) 0 1/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 14 4.15
M.Corpas WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 4.05
Totals 10 9 6 6 4 6 3
ATTENDANCE- 48,638 DATE- Saturday, October 27th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:54
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5 Rockies:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Rockies: 2
DOUBLES- Y.Torrealba(2nd)
TRIPLES- Y.Torrealba(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz-2(6th), J.Drew(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- K.Matsui-2(4th), G.Atkins(2nd), C.Sullivan(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Matsuzaka, K.Matsui, J.Fogg
WALKS- D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell, K.Matsui, T.Helton, G.Atkins-2,
B.Hawpe, C.Sullivan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lugo, M.Lowell, J.Drew, J.Varitek, C.Crisp, J.Ellsbury,
M.Holliday, T.Helton-2, B.Hawpe-2, S.Smith
GIDP- D.Pedroia, M.Lowell, M.Holliday
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Jason Varitek blocked the plate, saving a run!
Bot 2nd: Jason Varitek blocked the plate, saving a run!
Top 3rd: Cory Sullivan robbed Manny Ramirez of an extra base hit.
48,638 fans were treated to a fine game at Coors Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The Colorado Rockies won by the
slimmest of margins, 7 to 6.
The score was tied at 6 after nine. Colorado was victorious in the 10th
inning. Manny Corpas stroked a base-hit. Kaz Matsui stepped up next and he
smacked a single. Troy Tulowitzki then delivered a single to load the bases.
Matt Holliday stepped in and he grounded into a double play. Todd Helton
stepped into the box and stroked a one-base hit making Colorado the winners
and sending the 48,638 fans home happy. Colorado ended up with 17 hits for
the game while Boston had 9.
Corpas(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Hideki
Okajima(1-1) was tagged with the loss in relief. Colorado now has a record
of 8-5. With this loss, Boston has a 7-3 record of late, 9-4 overall.
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