Red Sox Smack Cardinals

Boy, was that ugly to watch. The Red Sox have now won nine straight World Series games after pummeling the Cardinals 8-1 Wednesday night. The Sox opened the game with three runs in the first inning by capitalizing on a rare Cardinals error, and never looked back, later adding a home run by David Ortiz ("Big Papi"). Red Sox lefty Jon Lester dominated the Cardinals lineup, striking out eight in seven and two-thirds innings. Adding injury to insult, the Cardinals also lost right fielder Carlos Beltran to bruised ribs in the second inning while robbing Ortiz of a grand slam.