World Series Game 4: Red Sox vs. Rockies

Ironically, it was Jon Lester that could send Red Sox Nation into euphoria in 2007. Lester would have been considered an unlikely hero at the start of the season due to struggles with cancer; however, Lester proved his worth as a Major Leaguer in Game 4.

Lester pitched 5.2 brilliant scoreless innings. He allowed only 3 hits while striking out 3 and walking 3 and left with a 2-0 lead thanks to RBI singles by David Ortiz and Jason Varitek. In the 7th inning, the Red Sox picked up another run from a Mike Lowell solo homerun to make it 3-0 Boston.

The Rockies would battle back in the bottom of the 7th with a solo homerun by Brad Hawpe off of Hideki Okajima before the Sox answered in the top of the 8th with a solo homerun by Bobby Kielty, another unlikely hero.

In the 8th inning, the Rockies gave their fans some hope when Garret Atkins smashed a 2-run homer into the Coors field seats to cut the Red Sox lead to 1. Unfortunately for the Rockies, the Red Sox have Jonathan Papelbon who shut the door on the 8th inning and retired the side in order in the 9th to give the Red Sox their 2nd World Championship in 4 years. The save by Papelbon also made the solo homer by Kielty extremely significant, as it turned out to be the run that clinched the title.