In the World Series opener, the Boston Red Sox sent nine consecutive batters to the plate without making an out. There was a balk. Three doubles. Two singles. And four walks including three in a row with the bases loaded. What a way to play!

By the time their seven-run fifth inning was over Wednesday, the Red Sox led by a dozen runs and were well on their way to ending the Rockies' string of 10 straight victories. "We've been swinging the bats since the last three games of the Cleveland series and carried it over to tonight," Dustin Pedroia said after the 13-1 romp. Pedroia homered on the second Colorado pitch of the game and Boston kept on scoring, scoring, & scoring, slamming the Rockies with 17 hits.