Hero: Josh Beckett
Goats: Jeff Francis & Franklin Morales
Turning Point: Dustin Pedroia's leadoff homerun
Boston was terrific in all facets of the game. Every Red Sox starter except for Jacoby Ellsbury got a hit in the game tonight. They had eight doubles, which is a World Series record. This game was pretty much over when Dustin Pedroia led off the game with a homerun after Josh Beckett struckout the side in the top half of the first. Beckett ended up getting massive run support, but was fantastic the first four innings when the game was still close. Beckett continues his dominance by improving to 4-0 this postseason by going seven innings with nine strikeouts. Jeff Francis and Franklin Morales were just terrible. Even Ryan Speier walked in three runners after the game was blown wide open. It will be interesting to see how the Rockies respond to the their first loss since September 28th. If it is any solace for the Rockies, the last team to lose Game 1 by double digits went on to win the series (1996 Yankees). I want to propose a new statistic to MLB. How about the Eric Gagné save? The pitcher would earn credit for that if they successfully close out a six-run lead or more.
Pat Morgan
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