Sweep Caroline! Sox win World Series in four games

The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the World Series Sunday night, beating the Colorado Rockies in four games.

The final was 4-3.

Boston jumped out to a 1-0 first inning lead and added single runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth innings.
Mike Lowell and Bobby Kielty each had home runs for Boston, and Brad Hawpe and Garrett Atkins homered for Colorado. Atkins hit his, a two-run shot in the eighth off Boston set-up man Hideki Okajima, who had given up a three-run homer to Matt Holliday in the seventh inning Saturday night.

Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon came in with one out in the eighth and retired Ryan Spillbourgs on a ground ball and Hawpe on a flyout to center field.

After the Sox went down in order in the ninth, Papelbon retired Torvit Torrealba on a grounder to second. Jamie Carroll hit a long fly ball to left field that Ellsbury caught at the wall and pinch hitter Seth Smith struck out on a 2-2 pitch.

At 12:06 EDT on Monday, Oct. 29, the Red Sox were world champions again and the party was on.

The win went to Jon Lester, the young pitcher who beat cancer this year. Making his first start of the post-season, Lester pitched 5 2/3 innings of no-run, three-hit ball.

The save went to Papelbon, who pitched 11 scoreless inningfs in the post season, including 4 2/3 in the World Series.

Mike Lowell, the free-agent-to-be, was named most valuable player of the World Series. He batted .400, with three doubles and the home run in the clincher.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• ghsvid
• ghsnevid
• patriot
• ledger
• quincy
• boston
• red
• sox
• colorado
• rockies
• world
• series
• 2007

[wrestlingking96]

Go sox

[shortytj5]

go sox!!!

[brendanater4]

@920pirates rockies are sick but you know, the yankees are better. i can't wait to get a bunch of replies saying they suck. but they have cc, curtis granderson, derek jeter, a-rod, and robinson cano. they'll beat the sox any damn day

[fjeffrey10]

It would be more interesting if you could show highlight footage of the plays instead of showing still photos and announcing what they were in order. I just thought I'd give a little advice.

[iheartgokey]

GO ROCKIES!!! SOX SUCK!

[eagletonjacob]

red soxs rule

[920pirates]

Just happy to be here rockies?

FUCK YOU BUDDY

[920pirates]

Since you broght in the pats I might as well bring in the Celtics

08 champs baby

[LostEntourage]

Thank you :) 2009 should be interesting for every MLB team.

[redsox2326]

Oh, but, p.s......GO SOX!

[redsox2326]

LostEntourage...my favorite team in the NL is your team! I live in Colorado and that tarp "issue" a couple of years ago made me a Philly's fan. Congrats on your World Series Championship!

[redsox2326]

I believe you are not a sports fan and are lacking any sort of knowledge regarding sports. Hope you get over it. Try watching Sportscenter. Go Sox!