No controversy, no ill-timed mistakes. Game 5 brought the World Series back to pure baseball.
Boston's 3-1 win belonged to Jon Lester, who emphatically answered those conspiracy theorists questioning the validity of his Game 1 performance by focusing on a substance seen inside his glove.
His glove was clean on Monday, and his pitching line was nearly spotless as well: seven and two-thirds innings, four hits, one run, seven strikeouts to send the Red Sox back to Fenway Park with a 3-2 Series lead.
David Ross, Lester's personal catcher, delivered the go-ahead R.B.I. single in the seventh, after David Ortiz, who finished 3 for 4, put Boston on the board with a run-scoring double in the first. Jacoby Ellsbury added an R.B.I. as well.
The Cardinals could manage only Matt Holliday's home run, and saw their ace, Adam Wainwright, lose for the second time in the Series.
The Red Sox storm back to Fenway Park with back-to-back wins and a chance to clinch the Series at home for the first time since 1918.
Bottom 9th, 11:03 P.M. Red Sox Wrap Up Game 5
No chaos in the ninth? No errors or obstructions or pick-offs? How bizarre. But Boston's terrific closer Koji Uehara shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning to seal the 3-1 win. The game again finished with Carlos Beltran unable to swing the bat in the last inning.
Bottom 8th, 10:48 P.M. Lester Gets Help from Uehara
Lester finishes after seven and two-thirds innings, allowing four hits and one run. Closer Koji Uehara strikes out pinch-hitter Matt Adams on three pitches to end the inning with a runner on second.
In a curious move, Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny opted not to pinch hit for the struggling shortstop Pete Kozma with a runner on second base. Lester got Kozma to fly out to left field for the second out.
This is a joke, right? Kozma is batting with a man on second in the 8th inning, down by two?
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) 29 Oct 13
In case you were wondering, Carlos Beltran is due up fourth in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Cardinals. If this 3-1 score holds, he could get another chance for a big hit (without the pickoff this time, perhaps).
Top 7th, 10:14 P.M. Red Sox Take 3-1 Lead
After inexplicably walking Stephen Drew (who is 4 for 49) in the series, Wainwright gives up an R.B.I. double to the No. 8 hitter, David Ross. An Ellsbury single then brings Drew around for a 3-1 lead. But centerfielder Shane Robinson guns down Ross at the plate to end the inning.
So, 3-1 is where we stand. And another significant play is made at home plate.
Significant, too, was Boston Manager John Farrell's decision not to pinch hit for Jon Lester there, at less than 70 pitches. Though he made an out at the plate, Lester has pitched phenomenally.
10:11 P.M. Not the Only Game in Town
It's haltime here at the Edward Jones Dome, where the Seahawks are beatng the Rams, 7-3. Game 5 of the World Series is being shown on the large screens in each end zone. Throughout the game here, people have gathered around TVs in the concourses to watch the Series. People in the stands have been checking their smartphones and listening on radios.
The stadium showed Matt Holliday rounding the bases here after home run helped the Cardinals tie the score, and it made for a funny moment. The Seahawks' offense was still huddling and the crowd let out this huge cheer that I'm sure surprised a few players.
— Tim Rohan
Top 6th, 9:47 P.M. Ortiz Is Not Unbeatable
The Cardinals (finally) pitch carefully to David Ortiz, and Ortiz (finally) makes an out with a fly ball to center. He had reached in nine consecutive plate appearances, tying Cincinnati's Billy Hatcher's mark set in 1990.
It was the first time Big Papi had been retired since the second inning of Game 3. That was Saturday.
David Ortiz has 46% of the Red Sox total bases in this Series.
— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) 29 Oct 13
Bottom 4th, 9:18 P.M. Holliday Helps Cardinals Pull Even
Matt Holliday ties the game, 1-1, in the fourth on an inside cutter that he blasted beyond the wall in center.
Then the next batter, Carlos Beltran, nearly gives St. Louis a lead, but his deep fly is caught at the warning track in left by Jonny Gomes.
9:08 P.M. PItch and Field, but No Hit
Counting postseason, Lester is 0 for 34 in his career. Tim Lincecum said in Aug. he remembered Lester as a good-hitting 1B in high school
— Pete Abraham (@PeteAbe) 29 Oct 13
Bottom 3rd, 9:07 P.M. Cardinals Threaten, Lester Responds
Cardinals put a runner into scoring position, but Lester gets out of the inning with a strikeout of Matt Carpenter that looked jussssstttt a bit outside. Carpenter spun around, eyes agape, in disgust. But that ended the inning.
Bottom 2nd, 8:48 P.M. Lester Clean on the Scoreboard and in His Glove
Lester allows his first hit (to Beltran) in the second, and so far his stuff looks just as good as in Game 1. But there has been no sign of the odd green substance that was in his glove in his first start, which cause a minor online stir the day after.
Top 1st, 8:21 P.M. Red Sox Jump On Top
After an R.B.I. double in the first, Ortiz is 9 for 12 this World Series and has reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances, one shy of a Series record. That is mindbogglingly good.
Adam Wainwright would up striking out the side, but no matter. 1-0 , Red Sox.
If only David Ortiz were hot…
— trey wingo (@wingoz) 29 Oct 13
8:01 P.M. Starting Lineups
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz 1B
Gomes LF
Nava RF
Bogaerts 3B
Drew SS
Ross C
Lester SP
Carpenter 2B
Robinson CF
Holliday LF
Beltran RF
Molina C
Craig 1B
Freese 3B
Kozma SS
Wainwright SP
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