Last night was Game 6, a potential season ending game. The Red Sox were leading the series 3-2, but the Cardinals had star pitcher Michael Wacha on the mound to try to push the series to a final game in Boston. Trying to end the series, the Red Sox had John Lackey start.
In the thrid inning with the bases loaded, Shane Victorino came to bat against Wacha. He hit a bases clearing double, scoring Jacoby Ellsbury, David Ortiz, and Jonny Gomes. This broke the game wide open and gave the Red Sox a commanding 3-0 lead in the game. In the next inning, the Red Sox scored again, with a home run by Stephen Drew. Mike Napoli and Victorino each added a RBI single to make the score 6-0.
By this point, the game was almost over, even in the fifth inning. Wacha had left the game after giving up six runs. In the seventh inning Carlos Beltran had a single to score a run, but this made the score only 6-1. In the top of the ninth inning, Koji Uehara faced Matt Carpenter and struck him out, giving the World Series back to Boston.
The MVP was David Ortiz, who had an amazing .688 batting average in the World Series.
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