ALCS G6 LB V: The Eighth Strikes Back

Top Eight

Crisp up against the aptly named Balfour, who is struggling with control.

Coco takes a walk, and it wasn't even close.

Maddon comes out again, getting Chad Bradford, Professional Righty Killer, to face Pedroia.

Bradford gets Pedroia to line one back through the box off his leg, but Bradford keeps his wits about him, throws out Pedroia, allowing Crisp to advance.

Bradford walks Ortiz intentionally to face Youkilis.

Youk hits into a 5-4-3 DP to end it, just the kind of luck the Rays needed so badly.

Bottom Eight

Six Outs To Go

Justin Masterson, Ruff Ruffman's favorite player, is on for Boston.

Masterson hits Bartlett with a 3-2 pitch. Ouch, figuratively and literally.

Iwamura now, who is showing maddening self control.

2-0 count.

Called strike.

Breathe, Justin.

Swinging strike on a vicious slider.

Easy, big fella.

Iwamura swings and misses at ball three. Phew.

One out.

Five to go.

Upton now.

He fouls off the first two pitches.

Come on, big guy.

Upton fouls off another one.

And another one.

Upton reaches for an outside slider and pops it way up. Our Man DP tracks it down. Two out.

Pena pops out to second to end the inning.

Kid showed something there-he could have cracked, but we're on to the ninth.