Sox Offense Rocks Colorado

Beckett dominant as Boston takes World Series Game 1
By Lev Weinstein,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 25, 2007 1:26 AM CDT
Sox Offense Rocks Colorado
Boston Red Sox's Josh Beckett pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of Game 1 of the baseball World Series Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)

Josh Beckett struck out the first four batters he faced, and Dustin Pedroia belted Colorado starter Jeff Francis's second pitch of the game over the Green Monster to give Boston a surge of momentum the team would never relinquish, beating the Rockies 13-1 in Game 1 of the World Series.  Beckett continued his stellar post season, allowing only one run in seven innings.

"I think I executed just enough pitches today to survive," said Beckett following the game. "That's a good lineup they have over there." Boston manager Terry Francona praised Beckett's performance, saying: "He's been huge for us, and to win, you have to have guys like that. We're not done and he's not done." (More 2007 World Series stories.)

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