Rookie Wacha v Veteran Lackey. Will Beltran be able to take another right field fence hit? Can the Cardinal bats come to life? Can Ortiz and Co. bash the no-hitter out of Wacha? First pitch in just over an hour.
Will the Cardinals be able to top their Fail of a Lifetime between Wainwright and Molina? In case you missed it, scroll to the bottom of this article.
The entire game resides on the arm of Wacha, will he go Wild Boy on the Sox or will No Hands show up and let the Sox power through another Fenway game?
Noticeablly absent from the Cardinal lineup: Pete Kozma, aka Error Boy.
Beltran rips one to left and Gomes can't handle it for a single.
Nasty fastball takes Holliday out. He's now 0-8 against Lackey. (He played for the A's in 2009 before being traded to the Cards)
One hit, no damage done. Cards take the field after one half inning.
One up, one down for clear-headed Wacha.
DeMuth is down at first base... will he be blowing another call at his new post?
That was a freaky good change-up to strike out Victorino.
2 K's... Red Sox might want to spread the word: Wacha is no Waino.
Gotta salute the Troops whenever possible. Thanks for the service and enjoy the game!
Molina drops a blooper over Pedroia into right field for a hit.
Breaking ball and Freese goes down for the second K of the night.
Leadoff hit and nothing to show for it. 0-0 after 1 and a half innings.
Although he's not starting tonight, Middlebrooks might be called upon to hit against his old high school rival, Wacha, tonight.
One out walk for Napoli. Wacha has yet to allow a No. 3, 4, or 5 hitter to get a hit through this postseason.
A ten pitch at bat ends in a popup, good battle between Gomes and Wacha in their first meeting.
Pretty sure I felt that breeze from Salty's first swing..
Jay gets the last two outs for the Cards. Zeros after 2.
3 K's for Lackey. Descalso just misread that pitch.
Great pitch to paint that inside corner.
When Lackey gets to that 2-2 count he strikes em out almost 50% of the time. No wonder Carpenter gets chalked up as #4.
Wow. 3 pitch shutdown of Drew. Wacha looks tough again tonight.
4 K's, Wacha is going hard right now.
First hit of the night for the Sox comes from Ellsbury's broken bat single into shallow center.
Wacha and Lackey are dealing through 3 full. Both have 4 K's and are only separated by 10 pitches, 53 and 43 respectively.
Leadoff triple by Holliday. Can the Cards move him home?
WHAT!? That was a miracle catch by Pedroia.
1-0 Cards on Molina sacrifice over the mound.
Boston is 7-0 when Gomes starts. Cards are 6-0 when they touch home first. Gomes is starting and the Cards just touched home... Something has to give.
Green Monster guides Pedroia to a leadoff double. Good play by Holliday though, making sure the ball is in front of him.
First two Sox reach this inning. One on a double and another on a walk to Papi.
Double play moves Pedroia to third and brings up Gomes.
No damage done after the initial two on no out. Wacha is still dealing exceptionally well. 1-0 through 4.
Ellsbury's speed might not have helped on the basepaths so far, but it sure was essential on that catch.
Drew is his own highlight reel. (Kozma, take a few lessons on handling a ball)
Leadoff walk for Salty. Will walks haunt this time?
That was nasty power right there. K #5
Wacha gets out of the fifth. Dealing as usual. The Sox need a little of that power from last night.
That's 5 for each pitcher. Pitcher's duel anyone?
Wacha coming back out. 88 pitches with 3 walks and 5 K's, no runs.
That's 4... At some point the Sox will need to take advantage of those walks.
98 pitches and Maness is up and getting warm in the pen.
Papi goes yard again! 2-1 over the Green Monster!
With his shutout and possible win/ no-decision gone, Wacha strikes out Napoli. #6 on the night.
One pitch is all it takes to lose a game...
6 for Lackey.
Walk number 2 for Lackey. Brings up Jay.
Two on, one out. Lackey comes out after 95 pitches.
Kozma in, I guess defense is less important than runs at this point.
Double steal makes the double play a non-option.
Bases loaded for Carpenter, one out. Things are getting interesting now.
3-2. Bad defense seems to be the way that these games will be decided.
4-2. Errors will really screw any team in the postseason.
A very tough inning for the Sox is over.
Craig doesn't seem to have lost much of a step since his injury.
Errors will haunt?
Big Papi represents the tying run. Martinez sticks in there...
Base hit, two on, go ahead run coming to the plate in the Beard of Napoli.
Matheny is rewarded for his dedication. No damage done and only 3 outs left for the Sox to tie it up.
Last 3 tries...
Strike out the side and end the game. Rosenthal does a great job to close it out. 4-2 Game 2 win for the Cards.
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