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Article: Schilling, Red Sox Take 2-0 Series Lead
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- October 26, 2007
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BOSTON - First a blowout, then a nail-biter. October ace Curt Schilling and Boston's stingy bullpen figured out another way to stop Colorado.
Relying more on guile than pure gas, Schilling pitched the Red Sox to a 2-1 victory Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the World Series over the suddenly stagnant Rockies.
Mike Lowell hit a tiebreaking double in the fifth and the Red Sox got 3 2-3 innings of shutout relief from Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon to win their sixth straight Series game, including a sweep of St. Louis in 2004.
"This was the Pap-ajima show tonight," Schilling said. "That was just phenomenal to watch."
The victory in '04 ended an 86-year title drought and set off a ...