The Boston Red Sox paraded from the Green Monster to the Charles River with a somber stop at the Boston Marathon finish line on Saturday to celebrate a most improbable journey.
There's no telling how these wacky World Series games will end.One night after a rare obstruction call, this one finished with a pickoff play — both firsts in postseason history. Oh, and Jonny Gomes hit a decisive, three-run homer when he wasn't even in the original lineup.
Michael Wacha won again in October and the St. Louis Cardinals got just enough help from Boston, beating the Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night to tie the World Series at 1-all.
An easy toss on a sure out that skittered away. A routine popup that somehow dropped between Gold Glovers. And something even more startling — umpires reversing a key call.