Sunday, October 28, 2007

WS Game 4 Bottom 8

Okajima comes on with other changes I'll get to momentarily.
Foul to Holliday. Ball, 1-1. Called strike two. Foul to the right side. Matt grounds to Pedroia. One down!
Now Helton. Called strike one. Called strike two. And a foul back to the left. Ball, 1-2. Helton singles past Lowell into left. One on, one out.
Called strike to Atkins. Alex Rodriguez has opted out of his contract. Scott Boras is Satan. Film at 11. Ball one. Ball two. Ball three. Oki is on fumes at this point. Pap is warming. Atkins makes it a one run game with a homer to left. 4-3 Sox. Papelbon will be appearing momentarily. Here's Tito, and the call to the pen. The Man is in. And he'll have to be perfect tonight. No room for error.
Spilborghs will face Pap first. Foul along third, 0-1. A Meriwether ball, better known to everyone else as a strike down the middle, 1-1. A strike called at 96 mph. A foul back, still 1-2. Foul again. Ball two, according to the ump; 2-2. Spilborghs grounds the 7th pitch of the at bat to Lugo, on to Youk for the second out.
Hawpe's turn. Strike one called, 95 mph. Another 95er gets a weak swing for strike 2. Low and away for ball one. A foul keeps it at 1-2. He whacks one to deep center, and Coco tracks it down for the third out. Done, finally.
To the ninth, 4-3 Sox. Three outs to go, and Pap's in to get them.

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