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Click here for video highlights of the 2008 ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. Game 7 is tonight! Thrilling series!
Sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to none.
Boston Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals.
"REAL TIME" inning-by-inning coverage.
Bottom of 4th. Trot Nixon just walked to lead off. Bill Mueller is now up. Mueller has just drawn a walk. 2 runners on, no outs. Doug Mirabelli up. Mirabelli flies out to left. One out. Mark Bellhorn is now at the plate. Bellhorn flies out to Larry Walker in right field. Two outs. Johnny Damon is now at the plate. Damon pops out to left for out number three. No runs. Still 7-5 Red Sox.
Top of the 5th. Bronson Arroyo now pitching for Boston. Scott Rolen at the plate. Rolen lines out to Cabrera. One out. Jim Edmonds is now at the plate. Edmonds takes strike three called. Two outs. Reggie Sanders now at the plate. Sanders takes strike three called. No runs for St. Louis. Still 7-5 Boston.
Bottom of the 5th. Orlando Cabrera is now at the plate. Haren still pitching for St. Louis. Cabrera just grounded out to shortstop Renteria. One out. Manny Ramirez is now at the plate. Ramirez singles to left. One on, one out. David Ortiz is now at the plate. Ortiz pops out to left fielder So Taguchi. Two outs. Manny stays at first. Kevin Millar is now at the plate. Millar grounds out to third baseman Scott Rolen for out number three. No runs for the Red Sox. Score still 7-5 Boston.
Top of the 6th. Tony Womack at the plate. Arroyo still pitching for Boston. Womack flies out to Trot Nixon in right. One out. Mike Matheny is now at the plate. Matheny strikes out swinging. Two outs. So Taguchi is now at the plate. Taguchi hits an infield single. Takes second on throwing error by Bronson Arroyo. One on, two outs. Edgar Renteria is now at the plate. Renteria doubles into the left center gap, Taguchi scores. It is now Boston 7, and St. Louis 6. Larry Walker is now at the plate. Walker doubles down the right field line. Renteria score to tie the game. It is now Boston 7, and St. Louis 7. Albert Pujols is now at the plate. Pujols strikes out swinging for out number three. Cardinals get two runs to tie it at 7-7.
Bottom of the 6th. Trot Nixon is at the plate. Nixon bounces back to the pitcher. One out. Bill Mueller is now at the plate. Meuller flies out to centerfielder Jim Edmonds. Two outs. Jason Varitek is up, pinch hitting for Mirabelli. Varitek strikes out swinging against Haren for out number three. No runs, still a 7-7 tie.
Top of the 7th. Mike Timlin now pitching for the Red Sox. Scott Rolen is now at the plate. Rolen flies out to centerfielder Johnny Damon. One out. Jim Edmonds is now at the plate. Edmonds pops out to leftfielder Manny Ramirez. Two outs. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders grounds back to pitcher Mike Timlin for out number three. No runs for the Cardinals. Still tied at 7-7.
Bottom of the 7th. Kiko Calero now pitching for the Cardinals. Mark Bellhorn is at the plate. Bellhorn draws a leadoff walk. One on, no outs. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon grounds out to Womack. Bellhorn takes second base. One on, one out. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera draws a walk. Two on, one out. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez singles to left. Bellhorn scores the go-ahead run. It is now 8-7, Red Sox. Cabrera makes it to third. Runners on first and third, one out. Tony Larussa going to the bullpen. Calero out, left-hander Ray King now pitching. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz singles off of the arm of Tony Womack. Cabrera scores. It is now 9-7, Red Sox. Tony Womack injured, leaves game. Marlon Anderson now playing second base for the Cardinals in place of Womack. Two on, one out. Kevin Millar is now at the plate. Millar fouls out to catcher Mike Matheny. Two on, two outs. Tony Larussa going to the bullpen. Cal Eldred now pitching for St. Louis. Gabe Kapler is at the plate. Kapler strikes out looking for out number three. The Red Sox get two runs. Now lead the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-7.
Top of the 8th. Timlin still pitching for the Red Sox. Marlon Anderson is at the plate. Anderson grounds out to second base. One out. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny singles up the middle. One on, one out. Terry Francona going to the bullpen. Mike Timlin out, Alan Embree in. Roger Cedeno pinch hitting at the plate. Cedeno bloops a single to right field. Runners on first and second, one out. Francona going to the bullpen. Alan Embree out, Keith Foulke now pitching for the Boston Red sox. Pinch runner in for Matheny. Jason Marquis now at second. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria singles to left. Marquis scores. It is now the Red Sox 9, and the Cardinals 8. Two on, one out. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker hits a fly to left that is dropped by Manny Ramirez. Roger Cedeno scores. Error on Manny Ramirez.Game now tied 9-9. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Keith Foulke intentionally walks Pujols. Bases loaded, one out. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen pops out to Meuller at third. Bases loaded, two outs. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Bases loaded. Keith Foulke on the mound. Edmonds takes strike three called. St. Louis Cardinals have tied the scored. It is now 9-9.
Bottom of the 8th. Julian Tavarez now pitching for the Cardinals. Molina now catching for St. Louis. Bill Meuller is at the plate. Meuller grounds out to second baseman Marlon Anderson. One out. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek grounds to Renteria, who boots the ball. Error on Renteria. One on, one out. Mark Bellhorn is at the plate. Bellhorn hits a 2-run home run off the Pesky pole in right field. Boston retakes the lead 11-9. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon pops out to Renteria. Two outs. Nobody on. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera grounds out to third baseman Scott Rolen for out number three. Boston Red Sox 11, and the St. Louis Cardinals 9.
Top of the 9th. Foulke still pitching for Boston. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders strikes out swinging. One out. Marlon Anderson is at the plate. Anderson doubles down the left field line. One on, one out. Yadier Molina is at the plate. Molina pops out to first. One on, two outs. Roger Cedeno is at the plate. Cedeno strikes out swinging to end the game. Final score. The Boston Red Sox 11, and the St. Louis Cardinals 9. The Red Sox lead the 2004 World Series 1 games to none.
Bottom of the 1st. Matt Morris pitching for the Cardinals. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon grounds out to Scott Rolen at third. One out. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera grounds out to shortstop Edgar Renteria. Two outs. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez draws a walk. One on, two outs. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz draws a walk. Two on, two outs. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek doubles off the centerfield wall. Two runs score. Boston Red Sox 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0. Kevin Millar is at the plate. Millar draws a walk. Two on, two outs. Trot Nixon is at the plate. Nixon grounds out to third baseman Scott Rolen for the third out. The Red Sox get two runs off of Matt Morris. 2-0 Boston.
Top of the 2nd. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds grounds out to first baseman Kevin Millar. One out. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders draws a walk. One on,one out. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack singles to right centerfield. Two on, one out. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny lines into an inning-ending double play. No runs for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Bottom of the 2nd. Bill Mueller is at the plate. Mueller singles to right field. One on, no outs. Mark Bellhorn is at the plate. Bellhorn hits into a double play. Nobody on, two outs. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon strikes out swinging. No runs for the Red Sox.
Top of the 3rd. Marlon Anderson is at the plate. Anderson pops out to first baseman Kevin Millar. One out. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Two outs. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker strikes out swinging to end the inning. No runs for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Bottom of the 3rd. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera grounds out to Scott Rolen at third. One out. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez strikes out swinging. Two outs. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz grounds to Albert Pujols at first to end the inning. No runs for the Red Sox.
Top of the 4th. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols doubles into the left field corner. One on, no outs. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen flies out to Trot Nixon in right field. Pujols advances to third base. One on, one out. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds strikes out swinging. One on, two outs. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders grounds to third baseman Bill Meuller who boots the ball for an error. Pujols scores from third. It is now Boston 2, and St. Louis 1. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera to end the inning. One run for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Bottom of the 4th. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek grounds out to second baseman Tony Womack. One out. Kevin Millar is at the plate. Millar is hit by the pitch from Matt Morris. One on, one out. Trot Nixon is at the plate. Nixon strikes out swinging. One on, Two outs. Bill Mueller is at the plate. Mueller doubles into the right field corner. Runners at second and third, two outs. Mark Bellhorn is at the plate. Bellhorn doubles over the head of centerfielder Jim Edmonds. Millar and Meuller score. It is now the Red Sox 4, and the Cardinals 1. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon grounds out to second baseman Tony Womack to end the inning. The Boston Red Sox pick up two more runs in this inning. Red Sox 4, Cardinals 1 after four innings.
Top of the 5th. Curt Schilling still pitching. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny singles to left field. One on, no outs. Marlon Anderson is at the plate. Anderson strikes out swinging. One on, one out. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria hits it to shortstop Orlando Cabrera for an inning-ending double play. No runs for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Bottom of the 5th. Matt Morris still pitching for the Cardinals. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera draws a leadoff walk. One on, no outs. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez flies out to rightfielder Larry Walker. One on, one out. Tony Larussa goes to the bullpen. Cal Eldred now pitching for the Cardinals. Matt Morris out. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz flies out to Larry Walker in right field. One on, two outs. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek is hit by the pitch from Cal Eldred. Two on, two outs. Kevin Millar is at the plate. Millar strikes looking to end the inning. No runs for the Red Sox. The score is still Boston Red Sox 4, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th. Curt Schilling still pitching for the Red Sox. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker strikes out swinging. Nobody on, one out. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols flies out to rightfielder Trot Nixon. Nobody on, two outs. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen grounds to third baseman Bill Meuller. Meuller boots the ball for an error. One on, two outs. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds grounds to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. Bellhorn boots the ball for another Red Sox error. Two on, two outs. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders grounds out to third baseman Bill Meuller, who steps on the third base bag to force out Scott Rolen running from second. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 6th. Cal Eldred still pitching for the Cardinals. Trot Nixon is at the plate. Nixon singles up the middle. One on, nobody out. Bill Meuller is at the plate. Meuller flies out to rightfielder Larry Walker. One on, one out. Mark Bellhorn is at the plate. Bellhorn pops out to shortstop Edgar Renteria. One on, two outs. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon singles to left field. Two on, two outs. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera singles off the Green Monster. Both runners score. It is now the Boston Red Sox 6, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez bloops a single to center field. Runners on first and third, two outs. Tony Larussa is going to the bullpen and bringing in left hander Ray King. Ray King now pitching. Cal Eldred out. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz strikes out swinging to end the inning. Red Sox pick up two more runs. The score now is the Boston Red Sox 6, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th. Alan Embree is now pitching for the Red Sox. Schilling goes 6 innings. Tony Womack is at the plate for the Cardinals. Womack strikes out swinging. Nobody on, one out. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny strikes out swinging. Nobody on, two outs. So Taguchi is at the plate. Taguchi strikes out looking. Embree strikes out the side in the 7th. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 7th. Jason Marquis now pitching for the Cardinals. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek hits a deep drive to centerfielder Jim Edmonds. Nobody on, one out. Kevin Millar is at the plate. Millar draws a walk. Pinch runner for Millar. One on, one out. Trot Nixon is at the plate. Nixon flies out to centerfielder Jim Edmonds. One on, two outs. Bill Mueller is at the plate. Mueller draws a walk. Two on, two out. Pokey Reese is at the plate. Reese is hitting in Mark Bellhorn's spot. Reese pops out to first baseman Albert Pujols. No runs for the Red Sox.
Top of the 8th. Mike Timlin now pitching for the Red Sox. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria draws a leadoff walk. One on, no outs. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker bounces back to pitcher Mike timlin. Renteria takes second base. One on, one out. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols singles to left, Renteria stops at third. Two on, one out. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen flies out to centerfielder Johnny Damon. Renteria scores from third on the sacrifice fly. The score now is the Boston Red Sox 6, and the St. Louis Cardinals 2. Terry Francona is going to the bullpen. Mike Timlin out, Keith Foulke in. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. One on, two outs. Edmonds strikes out swinging to end the inning.
Bottom of the 8th. Al Reyes now pitching for the Cardinals. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon grounds out to second base. One out. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera pops out to catcher Mike Matheny. Two outs, nobody on. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez grounds out to second baseman Tony Womack for the third out. No runs for the Red Sox.
Top of the 9th. Keith Foulke still pitching for the Red Sox. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders strikes out swinging. One out. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack lines out to rightfielder Trot Nixon. Two outs. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera to end the game. The final score is 6-2 Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox now lead 2 games to none over the Cardinals. Game #3 will be tuesday in St. Louis.
Top of the 1st. Jeff Suppan pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnny Damon is at the plate for the Boston Red Sox. Damon flies out to Larry Walker
in right field. One out. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera flies out to Jim Edmonds in left center field. Two outs. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez hits a home run into the
left field bleachers. The score now is the Boston Red Sox 1, and the St. Louis Cardinals 0. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz singles to right field. One on, two outs. Jason Varitek is at the plate.
Varitek grounds out to second baseman Tony Womack to end the inning. One run for Boston. Red Sox 1, Cardinals coming up.
Bottom of the 1st. Pedro Martinez pitching for the Red Sox. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria grounds out to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. One out.
Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker draws a one out walk. One on, one out. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols grounds to third baseman Bill Mueller, infield single for Pujols. Two on, one out.
Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen draws a walk. Bases loaded, one out. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds flies out to left. Walker tries to score and is thrown out by Manny Ramirez. Double play to
end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 2nd. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders pops out to leftfielder Manny Ramirez. One out. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack grounds out to
second baseman Mark Bellhorn. Two outs. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny strikes out swinging to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 3rd. Jeff Suppan is at the plate for the Cardinals. Suppan hits an infield single. One on, no outs. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria
doubles over rightfielder Trot Nixon. Runners at second and third, no outs. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker grounds to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. Suppan gets caught between home and third
and is tagged out. Two outs, runner on second. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols grounds out to third baseman Bill Mueller to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 4th. Pedro Martinez is still pitching for the Red Sox. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen grounds out to third baseman Bill Mueller. One out.
Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds pops out to centerfielder Johnny Damon. Two outs. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders strikes out swinging to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 5th. Pedro still in there for the Red Sox. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack strikes out swinging. One out. Mike Matheny is at the plate. Matheny pops out to Orlando Cabrera.
Marlon Anderson is at the plate, hitting for the pitcher Al Reyes. Anderson pops out to third baseman Bill Mueller to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 6th. Pedro still in there for the Red Sox. Edgar Renteria is at the plate for the Cardinals. Renteria grounds out to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. One out. Larry Walker
is at the plate. Walker pops out to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. Two outs. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols strikes out swinging to end the inning. Pedro Martinez is rolling! He has retired eleven straight Cardinals' batters.
Bottom of the 7th. Pedro still pitching for Red Sox. Scott Rolen at the plate for the Cardinals. Rolen grounds out to Doug M at first base. One out. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds strikes out swinging.
Two outs. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders strikes out swinging to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals. Perdo is in a groove! 14 straight batters retired.
Bottom of the 8th. Mike Timlin now pitching for the Red Sox. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack grounds out to Bill Mueller at third. One out. Roger Cedeno pinch hitting. Cedeno grounds out to shortstop
Orlando Cabrera. Two outs. John Mabry pinch hitting for pitcher Ray King. Mabry grounds out to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 9th. Keith Foulke now pitching for the Red Sox. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria strikes out swinging. One out. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker hits a solo home run
to put the Cardinals on the scoreboard. It is now the Boston Red Sox 4, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols flies out to leftfielder Manny Ramirez. Two outs. Scott Rolen is at the plate.
Rolen strikes out looking to end the ballgame. The final score is the Boston Red Sox 4, and the St. Louis Cardinals 1. The Red Sox now lead the 2004 World Series 3 games to 0. Pedro Martinez shut down the Cardinals.
The St. Louis Cardinals are on the verge of being swept by the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 World Series.On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox are on the verge of winning their first World Series since 1918.
Could it be? Is the "Curse of the Bambino dead? We shall see in the remainder of this series. Like one sports writer said recently, "The planets are aligned just right and the Red Sox will win the 2004 World Series".
As far as the St. Louis Cardinals, they have got to win at least one game in this series, just for the sake of pride.
But for that to happen...Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds, and Larry Walker have to wake up and start hitting. Give credit to the Red Sox, they have scored a ton of runs with two out, key hits. also, they haven't
made any "Bone-Head" base running mistakes like the Cardinals have. Like the Jeff Suppan blunder in Game #3. Who knows, that could have changed that game around completely if Suppan would have scored. It would have been
tied at 1-1, with a runner on third, one out, and Albert Pujols at the plate. But, it's too late for "should of's" and "could of's" for the St. Louis Cardinals. They have put themseleves in a dark, deep hole, and it doesn't look
like they can get out of it. But, who knows? We all thought that in the Yankees-Red Sox Series, when the Sox went down 0-3 to New York. Only to have Boston come back and win four straight
games to send the mighty New York Yankees home for the winter. But, it is unlikely. We shall see.
Bottom of the 1st. Derek Lowe is pitching for the Red Sox. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack singles to left center. One on. Larry Walker is at the plate.
Walker hits a sacrafice bunt to advance Womack to second base. One on, one out. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols grounds out to second baseman Mark Bellhorn. Womack to third. One on, two outs.
Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen grounds out to pitcher Derek Lowe to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 2nd. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds flies out to Manny Ramirez in left field. One out. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria grounds out to Bill Mueller
at third. Two outs. John Mabry is at the plate. Mabry flies out to Trot Nixon in right field to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 3rd. Yadier Molina is at the plate. Molina strikes out swinging. One out. Jason Marquis is at the plate. Marquis grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Two outs.
Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 4th. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker flies out to Trot Nixon in right field. One out. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols strikes out swinging. Two outs. Scott Rolen
is at the plate. Rolen fouls out to David Ortiz at first base to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 5th. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds lines out to third baseman Bill Mueller. One out. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria doubles to left center. One on, one out. John Mabry
is at the plate. Mabry strikes out swinging. One on, two outs. Yadier Molina is at the plate. Molina grounds out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 6th. Marlon Anderson pinch hitting is at the plate. Anderson bunts back to pitcher Derek Lowe, who throws Anderson out at first. One out. Tony Womack is at the plate. Womack flies out to
Johnny Damon in center field. Two outs. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker draws a walk. One on, two outs. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols pops out to Mark Bellhorn at second base to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals.
Bottom of the 7th. Derek Lowe still pitching for the Red Sox. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen pops out to Johnny Damon in center field. One out. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds lines out to Johnny Damon in center field.
Two outs. Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria singles to right field. One on, two outs. John Mabry is at the plate. Mabry strikes out swinging to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR ST. LOUIS!!
Bottom of the 8th Bronson Arroyo now pitching for the Red Sox. Roger Cedeno is at the plate. Cedeno pops out to second baseman Pokey Reese. One out. Reggie Sanders is at the plate. Sanders draws a walk. One on, one out. Terry Francona is going to the bullpen.
Bronson Arroyo is out. Alan Embree now pitching for the Red Sox. Hector Luna is at the plate. Luna strikes out swinging. One on, two outs. Larry Walker is at the plate. Walker pops out to shortstop Orlando Cabrera to end the inning. No runs for the Cardinals. THE RED SOX CAN SMELL THE CHAMPIONSHIP NOW!!!!
Bottom of the 9th. Keith Foulke now pitching for the Red Sox. Albert Pujols is at the plate. Pujols singles to center. One on. Scott Rolen is at the plate. Rolen flies out to Gabe Kapler in right field. One on, one out. Jim Edmonds is at the plate. Edmonds strikes out swinging. One on, two outs.
Edgar Renteria is at the plate. Renteria bounces back to pitcher Keith Foulke, who throws to first to end the game and the 2004 World Series. The final score-Red sox 3 and the Cardinals 0. The Boston Red Sox are the World Champions of baseball in 2004!!!!!! Sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to none!! The curse of the Bambino has been eliminated!!!! The term "1918" has NO meaning
anymore. Congratulations Red Sox fans'!!! If anyone desrves this, it's you guys!! I hope the Yankees are watching this celebration that is going on right now at Busch Stadium in St. Louis!!
Quick Note on this Series-October 27, 2004. 4:20 PM PST
Game 4 in St. Louis. October 27, 2004
Top of the 1st. Jason Marquis pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnny Damon is at the plate. Damon hits a home run over the right field wall.
Red Sox 1, and the Cardinals 0. Orlando Cabrera is at the plate. Cabrera grounds out to Scott Rolen at third. One out. Manny Ramirez is at the plate. Ramirez draws a walk.
One on, one out. David Ortiz is at the plate. Ortiz flies out to John Mabry in right field. One on, two outs. Jason Varitek is at the plate. Varitek strikes out swinging
to end the inning. One run for the Red Sox. Cardinals coming to bat.