Indians 7, Red Sox 3
Cleveland exploded for seven runs in the fifth inning while cruising to a 7-3 win over Boston and taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS. The Indians are now one win away from facing the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
The Tribe didn’t get their first hit until the fourth inning, but their bats awoke shortly thereafter. With two outs in the fifth inning, Casey Blake hit a solo shot to left field to give Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Asdrubal Cabrera then reached on a line drive that careened off of Boston pitcher Tim Wakefield’s glove, scoring Franklin Gutierrez from third. Victor Martinez followed with a run-scoring single and Johnny Peralta hit a three-run dinger to push Cleveland’s lead to 6-0. Blake then singled in another run before the Red Sox could get the final out.
The Red Sox showed some fight in the top of the sixth, getting back-to-back-to-back solo home runs from Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez. The effort went for naught, however, as the mighty Boston lineup failed to muster any runs after that point.
