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Final chapter Red by many
Tribe finished at Fenway
The Indians' seven-game fight came up short as they ran out of rallies against the Red Sox in a winner-take-all series finale. Ryan Garko and Grady Sizemore drove in runs, but an early three-run deficit put Cleveland in catchup mode against a seasoned Sox squad.
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 Indians' great season ends
 Garko's RBI double
 Sizemore's sac fly
 Westbrook escapes trouble
 Wedge's Game 7 postgame comments
Red Sox 11, Indians 2
Jonathan Papelbon waits for catcher Jason Varitek to join his mound celebration. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
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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American beauty for Sox
The Red Sox are the AL's best as they rode the home crowd and Dustin Pedroia's five RBIs to surge past the Indians. Daisuke Matsuzaka's solid start and a six-out save by closer Jonathan Papelbon bookended Boston's return to the Fall Classic.
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CLE
Cleveland
BOS
Boston
October 21, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Cleveland
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0   2 10 1
Boston
1 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 X   11 15 1
Recap: CLE | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Indians stats  |  Red Sox stats
ClevelandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Sizemore, CF3011011.233
Cabrera, 2B4010011.242
Hafner, DH4110022.161
Martinez, C4000003.258
Garko, 1B4011002.286
Peralta, SS4010001.258
Lofton, LF4010001.226
Gutierrez, RF4120001.261
Blake, 3B4020003.367
Totals3521020415 

BATTING
2B: Hafner (2, Matsuzaka), Garko (3, Matsuzaka).
TB: Sizemore; Cabrera; Hafner 2; Garko 2; Peralta; Lofton; Gutierrez 2; Blake 2.
RBI: Garko (3), Sizemore (3).
2-out RBI: Garko.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sizemore; Peralta; Garko.
SF: Sizemore.
GIDP: Blake.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Blake (2, fielding).
DP: 3 (Peralta-Cabrera-Garko 2, Cabrera-Garko).

 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pedroia, 2B5335002.382
Youkilis, 1B5232010.515
Ortiz, DH5000023.241
Ramirez, LF3011110.400
  Crisp, CF0000000.143
Lowell, 3B3121010.367
Drew, RF4111004.345
Varitek, C4230010.333
Ellsbury, CF-LF3210101.273
Lugo, SS3010014.214
Totals351115102714 

BATTING
2B: Varitek 2 (5, Westbrook, Betancourt), Youkilis (2, Westbrook), Lowell (3, Betancourt), Pedroia (4, Betancourt).
HR: Pedroia (2, 7th inning off Betancourt, 1 on, 1 out), Youkilis (4, 8th inning off Lewis, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Pedroia 7; Youkilis 7; Ramirez; Lowell 3; Drew; Varitek 5; Ellsbury; Lugo.
RBI: Ramirez (11), Lowell (9), Pedroia 5 (10), Drew (7), Youkilis 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Pedroia 3; Youkilis 2.
S: Lugo.
SF: Lowell.
GIDP: Drew; Lugo; Pedroia.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Lugo (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Ramirez (Lofton at 2nd base).
DP: (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).

 
ClevelandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Westbrook (L, 1-2)6.09331503.86
Betancourt 1.257611111.17
Lewis 0.11110117.50
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Matsuzaka (W, 2-1)5.06220304.91
Okajima (H, 2)2.03000000.00
Papelbon (S, 2)2.01000100.00

Okajima pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Matsuzaka.
IBB: Ramirez (by Westbrook), Ellsbury (by Betancourt).
Pitches-strikes: Westbrook 94-56, Betancourt 41-29, Lewis 9-6, Matsuzaka 88-62, Okajima 25-18, Papelbon 16-15.
Ground outs-fly outs: Westbrook 10-3, Betancourt 2-2, Lewis 0-0, Matsuzaka 5-6, Okajima 3-3, Papelbon 1-4.
Batters faced: Westbrook 25, Betancourt 12, Lewis 2, Matsuzaka 20, Okajima 9, Papelbon 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Lewis 1-1, Papelbon 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Paul Emmel. LF: Gary Cederstrom. RF: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 3:33.
Att: 37,165.

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