...and two former Red Sox helped them come from behind and beat the Giants in the wee hours of this morning. The parties involved: Alex Gonzalez, who had two separate stints as the Sox shortstop, knocked in the tying runs with a 2-RBI double in the eighth off of 48-save closer Brian "I'm Not A Beach Boy" Wilson. Ramon Ramirez, who was shipped off to San Fran at the trade deadline, gave up the winning run, a long home run hit by Rick Ankiel in the 11th that splashed down in McCovey Cove.
Meanwhile, in the other NLDS, the Cincinnati Reds' defense made the Red Sox defense look good in comparison by racking up 4 errors and handling the baseball like it was covered in oil. This is unusual for the Reds, who had the best defense in the league over the regular season. The biggest damage was in the seventh, when Chase Utley had Jetered his way onto first (that Aroldis Chapman pitch did not hit him), beat a force-out at second, and then right fielder Jay Bruce lost a ball in the lights and second baseman Brandon Phillips mishandled the relay throw, allowing two runs to score. It was a brutal inning and not the way Aroldis Chapman wanted his his post-season career to begin. The Phillies ended up beating the Reds 7-4 and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
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