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October 27, 2007
-- First pitch: 6:36 p.m., Temperature: 45 degrees.
-- Since 1982, tonight’s game-time temperature of 45 is tied for the 5th coldest in World Series play, with Game 2 of the 2005 World Series at Chicago.
-- JACOBY ELLSBURY and DUSTIN PEDROIA started tonight’s game in the top
two spots of the Red Sox order. They become the first set of rookies in World Series history to hit 1-2 in a lineup. The last rookies to hit back-to-back in a lineup were TIMO PEREZ (batting 7th) and JAY PAYTON (batting 8th) in Game Five for the 2000 New York Mets. The only other rookies to ever hit back-to-back in the top of the order were JACK SHEEHAN (batting 2nd) and BERNIE NEIS (batting 3rd) for Brooklyn in Game Six of the 1920 World Series against Cleveland.
-- Ellsbury is the first rookie to hit lead off for a World Series game since TIMO PEREZ led off for the Mets in Game 4 of the 2000 World Series, Oct. 25, against the Yankees.
-- The Red Sox totaled 6 runs in the 3rd inning, the 3rd time in this World Series the team has scored at least 3 runs in an inning, also recording 3 in the 1st and 7 in the 5th of Game One. In 13 games this postseason, the Red Sox have scored 3 runs in an inning 15 times. The Red Sox have batted around 6 times this postseason, twice in the World Series.
-- JACOBY ELLSBURY hit 2 doubles in the 3rd inning, becoming the 2nd player in World Series history to collect 2 doubles in an inning. He joins MATT WILLIAMS (Ari.), Nov. 3, 2001 (3rd inning) as the only to do so in history. With 3 hits, Ellsbury becomes the first rookie to record a multi-hit game since Chicago’s TADAHITO IGUCHI on Oct. 25, 2005 against Houston (Game 3).
-- DUSTIN PEDROIA scored his 12th run of this postseason in the 3rd inning, tying DEREK JETER (1996) for most runs by a rookie in a single postseason.
-- DAISUKE MATSUZAKA retired eight straight batters after hitting GARRETT ATKINS with a pitch to lead of the 2nd inning.
-- DAISUKE MATSUZAKA recorded his first major league hit in the 3rd inning, becoming the first pitcher to record a hit in a World Series game since JEFF SUPPAN (STL) recorded a hit in Game Three of the 2004 World Series (10/26/04). He’s the first Red Sox pitcher to get a hit in World Series play since BILL LEE in Game Seven of the 1975 World Series.
-- J.D. DREW has hit safely in each of his last 9 postseason games.
-- JOSH FOGG did not make it through the 3rd inning, surrendering six runs, his most allowed in a single start since giving up 8 on Aug. 22…His pitching line: 2.2 ip, 10 h, 6 r-er, 2 bb (1 ibb), 2 so…Threw 67 pitches/37 strikes…Fogg is the first starting pitcher to surrender 10 hits in less than 3 innings since ANDY ASHBY gave up 10 hits in 2.2 innings (7 r, 4 er) in a 9-3 loss at San Diego in Game Two (Oct. 18) of the 1998 World Series…The last pitcher to give up 10 hits was New York’s JAY WITASICK (in 1.1 relief innings) in Game Six of the 2001 World Series against Arizona (Nov. 3).
-- FRANKLIN MORALES worked 2.1 scoreless innings in relief, surrendering just one hit, his second relief outing of this series. His pitching line: 2.1 ip, 1 h, 1 so…Threw 35 pitches/23 strikes.
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