Here’s your morning
baseball briefing for Monday October 14, 2013:
Weekend
Results
Friday 10/11
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS |
| at St. Louis 3, LA Dodgers 2 | Lynn (1-0) | Withrow (0-1) |
Saturday 10/12
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS | SAVE |
| at St. Louis 1, LA Dodgers 0 | Wacha (1-0) | Kershaw (0-1) | Rosenthal (1) |
| Detroit 1, at Boston 0 | Sanchez (1-0) | Lester (0-1) | Benoit (1) |
Sunday 10/13
| RESULT | WIN | LOSS |
| at Boston 6, Detroit 5 | Uehara (1-0) | Porcello (0-1) |
Schedule
(Times EST)
Series are best of seven.
Today 10/14:
8:07 pm – National League Champion Series
St. Louis Cardinals (Wainwright 19-9) at Los Angeles Dodgers
(Ryu 14-8)
St. Louis leads
series 2-0
Prediction: St. Louis
Playoff Predictions
Overall: 13-12
History
2007 World
Series – Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies
The
2007 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox against baseball’s hottest team
the Colorado Rockies, who won 21 of their last 22 games, including sweeps in
both the N.L.D.S. and N.L.C.S..
Boston had home field advantage, and Boston quickly put
Colorado in a 1-0 hole after a 13-1 Game 1 win.
Pitcher Josh Beckett struck out the first four Rockies batters he faced
to open the game on his way to a nine strikeout performance, and second baseman
Dustin Pedroia led off the bottom of the first a home run as the Red Sox scored
three times, and added seven more in the fifth as the rout was on.
Game 2 was a much closer contest as Boston won 2-1 behind
the pitching of starter Curt Schilling, who allowed just one first inning run,
and the Red Sox scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to provide
all the scoring.
Game 3 was the first ever World Series game played in
Colorado, and once again Boston routed the Rockies, this time 10-5. Boston scored six runs in the third behind a
pair of doubles from rookie outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, and the Red Sox never
looked back. Colorado pulled within one
run after the seventh after a three-run home run by outfielder Matt Holiday,
but Boston added three more runs in the eighth and another in the ninth and
held on for a 3-0 series lead. In the game,
Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka became the first Japanese player to start and
win a World Series game. He also had two
RBI in the game, joining Babe Ruth and Cy Young as the only Red Sox pitchers to
have at least two RBI in a World Series game.
Game 4 was a must win for Colorado, but once again Boston
struck early with a run in the first, and held a 3-0 lead in the seventh before
Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe hit a two-run home run to cut the lead to
3-2. Boston got the run right back in
the top of the eighth when pinch hitter Bobby Kielty hit the first pitch he saw
into the left field seats, and Boston’s lead was back to three at 4-1. Colorado answered with two runs in their half
of the eight on a Garrett Atkins two-run home run to cut the deficit to 4-3,
but Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon earned his third save in four games as he
struck out pinch hitter Seth Smith to end the game and the series, giving
Boston their second World Series title in four years, and seventh overall in
franchise history. Terry Francona became
the second Red Sox manager to win two World Series, joining Bill Carrigan who
won titles in 1915 and 1916.
Boston Wins 4-0
For the series, Boston outscored Colorado 29-10 and outhit
them 47-29. No current Hall of Famers
played in the series.
Tomorrow: 2008
World Series – Tampa Bat Rays vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Trivia
Today’s
Question: Who was named M.V.P. of the 2007 World Series won by Boston
versus Colorado.
Friday’s
Question: What team has won the
second most World Series titles behind the New York Yankees 27?
Answer: The St. Louis Cardinals, who have won 11
World Series.
House
Bet
Today: Over/Under
3 runs allowed by St. Louis pitcher
Adam Wainwright today against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Friday: Over/Under
a combined 16 strikeouts between Los
Angeles Dodgers pitchers Zach Greinke and Clayton Kershaw in Games 1 & 2
against St. Louis this weekend.
Result: Under. Greinke (10) and Kershaw (5) combined for 15 strikeouts.
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