World Series Game 3: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Daisuke Matsuzaka would start Game 3 for the Red Sox and try to give them a 3-0 series lead. He pitched 5.1 strong innings, only allowing the Rockies to put 2 runs on the board.

Despite a short outing, Matsuzaka was able to pick up the win as the Red Sox offense crushed Josh Fogg for 10 hits and 6 runs in 2.2 innings which gave the Red Sox a 6-0 lead.

The Rockies would end up scoring 2 runs in the 6th and 3 runs in the 7th before the Red Sox put the game away. In the 8th inning, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia had RBI doubles to extend the lead to 9-5. Ellsbury and Pedroia were a collective 7/10 with 3 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Boston collected another run in the 9th on a sacrifice fly by Jason Varitek.

Jonathan Papelbon was able to pick up the save because he came in to finish the 8th inning with runners on base.