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Article: Red Sox Make It a Pair Against the Rockies; Okajima, Papelbon Stellar in Relief As Boston Grabs a 2-0 Series Lead
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- The Washington Post
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- October 26, 2007
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Red Sox 2, Rockies 1
It seemed like ages since the mighty Boston Red Sox needed their
bullpen to do something like this: inherit a slim lead in a low-
scoring game against a hungry, powerful opponent and carry it home
across a vast expanse of innings. But here, Thursday night, was just
that sort of game, opponent and situation -- Game 2 of the World
Series, the Colorado Rockies, a one-run lead with 11 outs to go.
The math could be done in a number of ways, with any number of
relievers getting those 11 outs, but with no margin for error the
Red Sox put them all in the hands of their best: Seven outs from
lefty Hideki Okajima, then four more from closer Jonathan Papelbon.
And then? Exchange ...