October 16, 2008
Playing the Hot Hand
Terry Francona starts Coco Crisp in the leadoff spot tonight. Coco's LCS OBA is .500. He doesn't drop the cold David Ortiz, however. Big Papi is still batting third.
Iwamura starts off the game with a single to right.
Update: Upton hits his sixth home run of the post season, the ball landing right on top of the Green Monster. It took a while for Daisuke Matsuzaka to give up a hit in game 1. He's allowed two to the first two batters and trails 2-0.
Dice-K comes back to strike out Carlos Pena looking.
Update: Matsuzaka gets Longoria and Crawford, but puts the Red Sox in an early 2-0 hole. We'll see if the new top of the lineup can help the Red Sox climb out quickly.