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Sox slam their way to American League pennant

Steve Krause

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BOSTON – Shane Victorino’s seventh-inning grand slam Saturday night propelled the Red Sox to their third American League pennant of the young century — and first since 2007 with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.The Red Sox captured the American League Championship Series in six games,The Red Sox came into the seventh inning trailing, 2-1. However, Jonny Gomes doubled to lead off the inning, barely missing a home run. After Stephen Drew struck out, Xander Boegarts walked on a 3-2 count, sending manager Jim Leyland out to lift starter Max Scherzer.Jacoby Ellsbury hit a grounder to short that Jose Iglesias bobbled, and everyone was safe. The Tigers brought Jose Veras in to pitch, and Victorino quickly fell behind 0-2 before launching one into the monster seats.The Red Sox bullpen,m as well as some bad Tiger baserunning, kept the game close before Koji Uehara came into nail down the save. Stay tuned to itemlive.com for complete details.

  • Steve Krause

    Steve Krause is the Item’s writer-at-large. He joined paper in 1979 as a copy editor and later created a music column, called Midnight Ramblings, which ran through 1985. After leaving the paper for a year, he returned in 1988 as a reporter and editor in sports. He became sports editor in 1998; and was named writer-at-large in 2018. Krause won awards for writing in 1985 from United Press International; in 2001 from the Associated Press; and again in 2020 from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. He is a member of the Harry Agganis Foundation Hall of Fame, a past winner of the Moynihan Lumber Scholar-Athlete Community Service Award, and was the 2012 recipient of the Jack Grinold Media Award for MasterSports, an organization that conducts high school and college coaches’ clinics. He lives in Lynn, is active on Facebook, and can be found on Twitter @itemkrause.

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