Martinez Pitches Red Sox to Brink of World Series Title
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Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and Manny Ramirez hit a home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Tuesday, moving to the brink of their first World Series title since 1918.
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez hoists the World Series trophy at the start of the rolling rally at Fenway Park in Boston, Saturday Oct. 30, 2004.
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World Series MVP Manny Ramirez, second from left, acknowledges the crowd after a banner was unveiled in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 congratulating the Boston Red Sox as World Series champions.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.
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After beating the Cardinals in St. Louis in Game 3 of the World Series five weeks ago, Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez sounded like someone who had just been reunited with a long-lost friend.
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Those were the exact words uttered by Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez in an interview that appeared in the World Series DVD released late last month.
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ANAHEIM, Calif.  - Pedro Martinez pitched seven  strong innings to end his losing streak and lead the Boston Red  Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Angels in the second  game of an American League Division series on Wednesday.
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ST. LOUIS  - Pedro Martinez made his World Series  debut a memorable one Tuesday helping the Red Sox to a 4-1 win  over the St. Louis Cardinals and moving Boston one win away  from capturing their first World Series since 1918.
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Keith Foulke squeezed the ball tight Wednesday night. After all those years and all that heartache, the Boston Red Sox had the World Series firmly in hand.
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The ball fell weakly into the glove of Red Sox closer Keith Foulke and a nation held its collective breath. With two outs and a runner on second, the Sox led 3-0 in the game, 3-0 in the World Series.
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The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series title in 86 years, completing a four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 victory at Busch Stadium.
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For all of the fuss about Pedro Martinez&#39;s genealogical assertions, the critical factor in the American League Championship Series has been Boston&#39;s inability to provide for its pitchers.
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It was, by his own admission, not a vintage performance. But it was workmanlike. And in the end, after almost six hours of baseball and a 5-4, 14-inning victory that sent the Red Sox back to New York for tonight's sixth game of the American League Championship Series, Pedro Martinez felt he had done what he needed to do.
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Dustin Pedroia tagged a two-run homer in the seventh inning last night that sent the Red Sox to a 5-2 lead and an eventual 11-2 win in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series over the Indians. And with it came that trip to the World Series.
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A victory at Coors Field in Game 3 of the World Series brings the Red Sox to the brink of its second title in four years.
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Pedro Martinez pitched the Red Sox to their longest winning streak in nine years Friday night and pulled Boston within 21/2 games of the New York Yankees in the AL East.
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Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he has not yet even begun to formulate contingency plans in the event that Curt Schilling's ankle injury sidelines him for the rest of the American League Championship Series, but Pedro Martinez said he is prepared to pitch on short rest if asked.