Well, how about the obvious first? Josh Beckett is The Man! We needed his confidence, his dominance, his innings tonight. He delivered on every count. He has given the Sox a chance to go forward.
Pedroia broke out tonight. Two hits and a walk in five plate appearances is much more like his regular season performance. You don't get to be a rookie in the postseason, and he played like a veteran tonight.
Papi's still Papi: 1-2, a walk, two sac flies, 1 run, 2 rbi. All in a day's work for the big guy.
Manny's being Manny: two hits and a walk in five plate appearances, with an rbi.
Youk did his thing: two hits and a walk in 5 PA; a homer, a triple, 2 runs and 3 rbi.
Lowell and Varitek were each on twice; Drew checked in late and got on twice.
Crisp was really the only non-participant, only reaching on Perez' error.
Lugo had a hit and scored in 4 ab. But he made several outstanding plays at short, and that makes up for a lot.
Papelbon allowed a couple of baserunners, but he hadn't pitched in forever, and needed the work to avoid any more rust.
All in all, everything a Sox fan could have hoped for tonight.
We'll see you from Fenway on Saturday night!
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