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		Sox Rock Rockies in Game One World Series Rout By Tony ‘the Tiger’ Hayes October 24, 2007
	The Boston Red Sox celebrate after Game 1 of the baseball World Series against the Colorado Rockies Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox won 13-1. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
	If the Boston Red Sox are concerned about being ambushed by a white-hot Colorado club, they didn’t show it Wednesday night as every member of the Red Sox nation, except for maybe Bill Gould, drove in a run, as Boston cruised to a 13-1 pummeling of the Rockies in the first game of the 2007 World Series. Beginning with Rockies starter and loser Jeff Francis who allowed 10 hits and six Boston runs, the Bosox collected a staggering 17 hits, scoring three runs in the first inning, one in the second, two in the fourth and seven in the fifth to cruise to victory on a rainy New England night. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia set the tone, becoming just the second player in World Series history (Baltimore’s Don Buford, 1970) to lead off a Game 1 with a home run. Other Red Sox enjoying big nights included first baseman Kevin Youkilis (2-for-5, three runs); DH David Ortiz (3-for-5, two RBI); left fielder Manny Ramirez (3-for-4, two RBI); catcher Jason Varitek (2-for-4, two RBI); right fielder JD Drew (2-for-5, two RBI) and shortstop Julio Lugo (3-for-4, one RBI). Boston ace and winner Josh Beckett was dominant, allowing one run on six hits through seven innings, while striking out nine. Relievers Mike Timlin and Eric Gagne finished up without incident. While Boston had just two days off between LCS victory and the start of the World Series, Colorado sat idle for eight days, and they showed their rustiness. After winning 21 of their previous 22 games heading into this world championship round, the Rockies fell hard in their first ever fall classic contest. After Boston rocked Francis, they turned their potent bats of reliever Frank Morales, who was smashed for seven runs and six hits in just two-thirds innings of work. The Rox bats weren’t mush better. Only first baseman Todd Helton (2-for-4) and shortstop Troy Tulowitski (2-for-4, one RBI), managed more than one hit in the route that took three and a half hours to complete. The Rockies’ Ubaldo Jimenez will face a tough challenge in Game 2. Boston’s bats are sizzling, scoring 10 or more runs in each of their last three games.