Game 5: Red Sox: 11 Pirates: 2 (Pirates lead 3-2)
WP: Young (1-1)
LP: Kennedy (0-1)
The Pirates decided to start someone other than Deacon Phillippe in Game 5. Brickyard Kennedy got the ball for the Bucs despite having a bad year. The 35-year-old was at the end of his career. He appeared in just 18 games, but completed 10. Kennedy carried a high 3.45 ERA into the postseason.
The Sox desperately needed a victory and turned to Cy Young. Amazingly, Kennedy matched Young for the first five innings. Then, the Red Sox offense awoke for 10 runs in two innings off Kennedy. They scored six in the sixth before recording an out and then four in the seventh. In fairness, the Pirate starter allowed only 4 earned runs in 7 innings. The Sox blasted five triples in the game, including one by Young and two by Patsy Dougherty. Young's triple blew the game open in the sixth. Boston scored another in the eighth inning while the Pirates posted two meaningless tallies late. The win brought the Sox back into the Best-of-Nine World Series. In fact, the Sox sixth inning rally seemed to turn the series around. The Pirates never recovered from Young's triple or dominant pitching performance.
WP: Young (1-1)
LP: Kennedy (0-1)
The Pirates decided to start someone other than Deacon Phillippe in Game 5. Brickyard Kennedy got the ball for the Bucs despite having a bad year. The 35-year-old was at the end of his career. He appeared in just 18 games, but completed 10. Kennedy carried a high 3.45 ERA into the postseason.
The Sox desperately needed a victory and turned to Cy Young. Amazingly, Kennedy matched Young for the first five innings. Then, the Red Sox offense awoke for 10 runs in two innings off Kennedy. They scored six in the sixth before recording an out and then four in the seventh. In fairness, the Pirate starter allowed only 4 earned runs in 7 innings. The Sox blasted five triples in the game, including one by Young and two by Patsy Dougherty. Young's triple blew the game open in the sixth. Boston scored another in the eighth inning while the Pirates posted two meaningless tallies late. The win brought the Sox back into the Best-of-Nine World Series. In fact, the Sox sixth inning rally seemed to turn the series around. The Pirates never recovered from Young's triple or dominant pitching performance.
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