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Article: Red Sox near title sweep; Japanese pitcher sparks victory.(Sports News)
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- October 29, 2007
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DENVER, Colorado (AFP) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka struck out five and allowed only three hits while driving in two runs Saturday to spark Boston past Colorado 10-5, putting the Red Sox on the brink of a World Series title sweep.
Three years to the day after ending an 86-year title drought by completing a Series sweep of St. Louis, the Red Sox reached the verge of another sweep in Major League Baseball's best-of-seven final with game four here Sunday.
''It's a great situation to be in,'' Boston leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury said. ''We're very confident but we know Colorado is a great ball club. There's no quit in them. We know it's going to be a tough one to ...