Rockies 6, Diamondbacks 4
Memo to Eric Byrnes: The Rockies aren’t, “lucky” they’re quite for real. After defeating Arizona 6-4 on Monday to complete a four game sweep, the Rockies advanced to their first World Series appearance in the history of their 14-year franchise. Matt Holiday went 2 for 3 and drove in three runs, while Seth Smith hit a two-run double in the fourth to propel surging Colorado. The win pushes their postseason record to 7-0, which matches a record set by the Cincinnati Reds in 1976. As for Byrnes, who called the Rockies “lucky” before Game 3 of this series, he went a combined 2 for 17 with only two RBI in the four-game sweep.
Indians 4, Red Sox 2
Behind a solid pitching performance by Jake Westbrook and the resurgence of Kenny Loften, Cleveland took a 2-1 lead in the ALCS with a 4-2 win over Boston. Westbrook pitched 6.2 innings, gave up just two runs on seven hits and struck out two. Loften sparked the Tribe’s offense in the second with a two-run dinger off Red Sox’s starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, while Asdrubal Cabrera went 2 for 4 with an RBI single in the fifth. Boston cut Cleveland’s lead in half when Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer in the seventh, but the rally fell short thereafter.
