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    Tribe runs Cleveland clinic
    Sox stuck in reverse
    By Ian Browne / MLB.com
    Like in his last playoff start, Daisuke Matsuzka couldn't make it out of the fifth inning as the Red Sox fell behind against the Indians. Jason Varitek ripped his first homer of the postseason, but the two-run shot in the seventh wasn't enough to rally Boston.
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     Boston falls in Game 3
     Varitek's two-run blast
    Indians 4, Red Sox 2
    Closer Joe Borowski and Victor Martinez celebrate Monday's final out in Cleveland. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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    Red Sox win series, 4-3
    Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
    Gm 1 CLE 3 @ BOS 10 Fri Oct. 12    
    Gm 2 CLE 13 @ BOS 6 Sat Oct. 13    
    Gm 3 BOS 2 @ CLE 4 Mon Oct. 15    
    Gm 4 BOS 3 @ CLE 7 Tue Oct. 16    
    Gm 5 BOS 7 @ CLE 1 Thu Oct. 18    
    Gm 6 CLE 2 @ BOS 12 Sat Oct. 20    
    Gm 7 CLE 2 @ BOS 11 Sun Oct. 21    
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    The Jake is all Jake's
    By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
    Jake Westbrook had his sinker working to perfection, shutting down the Red Sox and putting the Tribe two wins away from capturing the American League pennant. Kenny Lofton went deep in the second inning to stick Boston in an early hole at Jacobs Field.
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     Lofton's two-run homer
     Westbrook induces third DP
     Westbrook escapes big jam
     Borowski gets the save
     Cabrera's RBI single
     Hafner's RBI groundout
     Tribe's 4-5-3 DP
     Indians' Game 3 postgame comments
     Garko on Game 3 win
    BOS
    Boston     		CLE
    Cleveland
    October 15, 2007
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Boston
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0   2 7 0
    Cleveland
    		 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X   4 6 1
    Recap: BOS | CLE  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Indians stats
    BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Pedroia, 2B4000021.167
    Youkilis, 1B3010110.364
    Ortiz, DH3010101.444
    Ramirez, LF3010102.444
    Lowell, 3B4010001.333
    Drew, RF4110001.273
    Varitek, C4112003.143
    Crisp, CF3000013.250
    Lugo, SS3010000.182
    Totals312723412 

    BATTING
    2B: Ortiz (2, Westbrook).
    HR: Varitek (1, 7th inning off Westbrook, 1 on, 1 out).
    TB: Youkilis; Ortiz 2; Ramirez; Lowell; Drew; Varitek 4; Lugo.
    RBI: Varitek 2 (4).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew.
    GIDP: Ortiz; Crisp; Ramirez.
    Team LOB: 5.
    		 
    ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Sizemore, CF3100100.231
    Cabrera, 2B4021010.333
    Hafner, DH3001111.273
    Martinez, C3010112.364
    Garko, 1B4110023.333
    Peralta, SS4000032.308
    Lofton, LF3112010.308
    Nixon, RF3000010.250
      Gutierrez, RF0000000.100
    Blake, 3B3110000.250
    Totals304643108 

    BATTING
    HR: Lofton (1, 2nd inning off Matsuzaka, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Cabrera 2; Martinez; Garko; Lofton 4; Blake.
    RBI: Lofton 2 (2), Cabrera (3), Hafner (2).
    2-out RBI: Lofton 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez; Garko.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Garko (1, fielding).
    DP: 3 (Cabrera-Blake-Garko, Peralta-Cabrera-Garko, Peralta-Garko).
     
    BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Matsuzaka (L, 0-1)4.26442617.71
    Timlin 1.10000200.00
    Okajima 1.10001000.00
    Delcarmen 0.20000206.75
    		 
    ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Westbrook (W, 1-0)6.27223212.70
    Lewis (H, 1)0.10000105.40
    Betancourt (H, 1)1.00000100.00
    Borowski (S, 1)1.00000000.00

    WP: Matsuzaka.
    Pitches-strikes: Matsuzaka 101-59, Timlin 20-11, Okajima 19-12, Delcarmen 7-6, Westbrook 104-66, Lewis 8-6, Betancourt 13-11, Borowski 17-12.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Matsuzaka 6-2, Timlin 2-0, Okajima 2-2, Delcarmen 0-0, Westbrook 14-3, Lewis 0-0, Betancourt 0-2, Borowski 0-3.
    Batters faced: Matsuzaka 22, Timlin 4, Okajima 5, Delcarmen 2, Westbrook 27, Lewis 1, Betancourt 3, Borowski 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Timlin 2-0, Delcarmen 1-0, Lewis 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Dana DeMuth. LF: Randy Marsh. RF: Kerwin Danley.
    Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
    T: 3:28.
    Att: 44,402.

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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