STL 5, BOS 4

...!

On the one hand, nail-biting baseball is the best, especially in the WS. On the other hand, you'd like not to see the umpires quite so involved in decisive plays of that sort.

Another semi-quiet night points-wise, with none of the pitcher picks getting into the action, and speaking of that, though Dunn proposed by text that the Classic's anti-Shane Victorino award go to...Shane Victorino, I'd have to hang it on one Craig Breslow at this point. Don't help, bro.

Points:

Ellsbury 2
Ortiz 1
Adams 3
Carpenter 2
Holliday 3
Molina 3

Money and standings after the jump!
There's a new sheriff in town:

Birthworthy 191.33
Bingham 1 and Johnson 1 190.33
Johnson 2 185.67

Johnson is doing what I believe analysts refer to as "clogging up the basepaths."

Dunn 183
Cameron 1 181

Quinn 173
Ramos 172.66

Shotwell 157.67
Sheebell 130.33

Things seem set to reshuffle again tonight with Buchholz and Lynn on the mound, but who knows how much; both starters have frizzy postseason ERAs, and Buchholz's issues are not exactly a secret. Either way, I'll see you back here afterwards...