Red Sox 12, Indians 2
Fans in Boston have seen this song and dance before – their BoSox are starting to perfect the art of the comeback. With their 12-2 victory over Cleveland in Game 6, the Red Sox have now tied the best of seven series at 3-3.
The Red Sox bullied Indians pitching early, knocking in a combined 10 runs in the first three innings. J.D. Drew kicked off the scoring in the first inning, hitting a grand slam off Tribe starter Fausto Carmona, who only lasted two innings. Boston then added six more runs in the third inning and two more in the eighth. Jacoby Ellsbury, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell and Manny Ramirez all contributed with RBI hits. Along with the explosion of offense, Boston also got a solid pitching performance from Curt Shilling, who went seven innings, yielding just two runs on six hits.
After failing twice to close out the series, the Indians now face elimination Sunday night in Boston. The Red Sox will throw Daisuke Matsuzaka against Cleveland’s Jake Westbrook. Matsuzaka lost to Westbrook in Game 3 of the series, a 4-2 Tribe victory.
