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October 22, 2007
-- On starting the key double play, when the Indians had runners at first and third with one out in the seventh, trailing by only a run, at 3-2.
"The ground ball (hit by Casey Blake) had a lot of topsin on it. I just wanted to make sure I caught it. It wasn't the greatest feed (to second baseman Dustin Pedroia), but because he's 4-foot-8 he was able to turn that one easily," said Lowell with a chuckle.
-- On Daisuke Matsuzaka's performance -- two earned runs in five innings.
"He was very relaxed and comfortable going through the first three innings. He was pitching well. If this had been the regular season I'm sure he would have gone seven innings, but we had the luxury of a good bullpen in a game where there was no tomorrow," said Lowell.
-- On being able to overcome the Indians' 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
"I think we did a good job of not looking ahead to win three games. We took a good approach into Game Five, that we had to win that game. We couldn't be thinking about facing (Fausto) Carmona in Game Six when we were facing (C.C.) in Game Five. Then after (winning) Game Five, we worried about winning Game Six. That's the approach we took," he said.
-- On the series in general.
"I think it was a great series. Their bullpen was lights out the first five games. We had some good pitching. I thought there was a lot of excitement and a lot of drama. Fans on both ends got their money's worth," said Lowell.
-- On hitting in Coors Field, the high-altitude home of the Colorado Rockies, the Sox' opponent in the World Series.
"Everyone thinks you hit a popup to shortstop and it goes out. But that's not the way it is. It's just that it's a big field and there's a lot of room for hits," said Lowell.
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