Red Sox Terriffic late-inning heroics save season
10-05-03
Trot Nixon on Saturday. David Ortiz on Sunday. Who's coming on Monday? After a flat-footed start to the division series with the A's, the Red Sox have returned home and pulled out two straight nail-biters.
Now, Pedro Martinez gets set to toss game 5 for the Red Sox against the reigning "Cy Young Award Winner" in the battle of the season thus far. Martinez pitched a solid game in game one, only for the bullpen to blow in the 9th and 12th innings. Zito, on the other hand, shut the Sox down in game two, when the A's won 5-1. Zito will be coming back on three days rest, as opposed to Martinez' four days of rest.
The Red Sox seem to clearly have the momentum. "One club is dreading a flight to Oakland, one club is looking foward to it." Said Grady Little.
The showdown will likely be at 8:00 PM, pending the outcome of the Yankees game, which is currently a 4-0 lead for the Yankees.
