World Series Games 3-5

The series moved to Fenway Park after the teams split games 1 and 2.

Game 3

Manny Ortez drove in 4 runs and Lynn Buck drove in 3. Boston took a 6-3 lead to the 8th inning and turned the game over to Jeremy Byers, their playoff closer.

Luis Garcia doubled, Manny Carson Jr singled, and Gerald White III reached on a fielder's choice. John Branton followed with a single to tie the game. Byers then struck out Baez and Nebit before getting Jaime Lannister to ground out.

Hawaii brought Kevin Ribaudo in for the bottom of the inning. After a leadoff single he walked the next two batters. Buck and Ortez each had 2 run singles, and Boston took the game 10-6.

Game 4

Boston scored twice in the first as Masuda drove in one with a double and later scored on an Ortez sacrifice fly. Starter Cristobal Gonzalez shut down Hawaii over 7 innings, giving up 6 hits and striking out 9. Bruce Wright pitched a scoreless 8th and got the first 2 outs in the 9th. Down to their last out, Hawaii sent Vaughan Henderson in and he doubled. Lannister followed with a game tying homer.

In the bottom 10th facing Cesar Cordero, catcher Virgil Burden led off with a walk. The next batter flew out to center, and Burden shocked the world, tagged up, and moved to second. After Eduardo Nunez struck out Raul Saldana doubled home the winning run.

The win brings Boston to the brink of a championship, and they also won their 8th straight playoff game in Fenway Park.

Game 5

Loki Sasaki stepped up big time, pitching 5 2/3 innings of shutout baseball. Hawaii scored one in the 2nd, 2 in the 5th, one in the 7th, before blowing it open with 4 in the 9th. Their offense came to life with both power and speed. The team hit 3 homers (Baez, Carson, Branton) and stole 7 bases without being caught. Hawaii sends the series back home with an 8-1 win and finishes the game without having to use their best relievers.

World Series Games 1-2

 Game 1

Scott Johnson dominated the Hawaii lineup, pitching 7 shutout innings while allowing just 3 hits, zero walks, and striking out 8. Boston scored the first run with a 5th inning solo homer by Dave Nguyen off Loki Sasaki. Later both Manny Ortez and Raul Saldana added 2-run homers as Boston took the opener 5 to 1.

Game 2

Shawn Finley started a shutout with 5 1/3 innings allowing 2 hits, and 4 relievers finished it up. Hawaii won 3-0 as they scored all of their runs early. In the first inning, Gerald White III doubled in Luis Garcia and later scored on a wild pitch. In the 2nd inning Don Glenn singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on another.