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October 16, 2007
-- Game-time temperature was 69 degrees.
-- Kenny Lofton's home run, the seventh postseason homer of his career, was his first since he hit one for the Yankees against the Red Sox in Game One of the 2004 ALCS. He now has 95 postseason hits, fourth-most in history and one behind the Braves' Chipper Jones. The run scored was his 23rd, moving him into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time list (and only two behind David Justice). He also, at 40 years and 138 days, is the seventh-oldest player in history to homer in the postseason.
-- Jason Varitek hit his 10th career postseason home run, matching Johnny Bench and Javy Lopez for most postseason homers as a catcher. He also tied David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez for most postseason home runs in Red Sox history.
-- The victory was Jake Westbrook's first career postseason win.
-- Daisuke Matsuzaka's loss means that no Japanese pitcher has ever won a postseason game.
-- The Red Sox have hit into seven double plays in the first three games of the series, the most ever by one team in the first three games of an LCS. The record for most GIDPs in a series was set by the Orioles, who hit into 10 against the Indians in 1997.
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