Rookies Take Red Sox Right to the Brink

 
Red Sox rookies Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, pictured, all play big roles Saturday night as Boston withstands a Rockies rally for a 10-5 win and a 3-0 World Series lead. [link]

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