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Article: WORLD SERIES GAME 2 / RED SOX 2; ROCKIES 1; Two for the show; Clutch pitching leads Boston again
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2007
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Boston - The Boston Red Sox don't have to bludgeon an opponent to
win in October.
Getting clutch pitching from veteran Curt Schilling and their
bullpen, and just enough offense to get the job done Thursday night,
the Red Sox squeezed out a 2-1 victory over Colorado in Game 2 of
the World Series at Fenway Park.
By winning their sixth consecutive Series game, dating to their
2004 sweep of St. Louis, the Red Sox took a 2-0 lead with play
shifting to Coors Field in Denver on Saturday night.
After waiting 86 years to claim the big trophy in '04, the next
one might come in a mere three years for Boston. The last six teams
and 12 of the last 13 to go up two games to none went on to claim
the World ...