2013 World Series Game 5: Red Sox take 2 of 3 in St. Louis

Ross set up low and in, but Lester’s 93 mph fastball ended up belt-high and over the middle of the plate. Holliday did not miss, and suddenly the game was tied, 1-1.

It wasn’t just the pitchers who displayed impeccable control. Check out this paper airplane toss shortly after the game:

Lester notched seven strikeouts and allowed only four hits to earn his second victory of the series. He has allowed only one run in 15⅓ innings in his two World Series starts.

Ortiz knocked in the first run of the game with a double in the first inning. The 37-year-old slugger added two more hits to finish 3-for-4 and raise his series batting average to .733.

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The Red Sox are two and a half innings away from taking a 3-2 lead back to Boston.

Wainwright continued the momentum into the sixth inning, retiring the heart of Boston’s order. That included Ortiz, who lined out sharply to center field to end a streak of nine consecutive plate appearances in which he reached base.

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UPDATE (6:55 p.m. ET): Well, that was unexpected. Looks like Allen Craig is going to play first base after all, as the Cardinals have put him in the starting lineup for Game 5. He’s batting sixth and playing at first; Matt Adams moves to the bench.

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1. Ellsbury - CF

2. Pedroia - 2B

3. Ortiz - 1B

4. Gomes - LF

5. Nava - RF

6. Bogaerts - 3B

7. Drew - SS

8. Ross - C

9. Lester - SP

1. Carpenter - 2B

2. Robinson - CF

3. Holliday - LF

4. Beltran - RF

5. Molina - C

6. Craig - 1B

7. Freese - 3B

8. Kozma - SS

9. Wainwright - SP

Joe Buck and Tim McCarver will be in the broadcast booth for first pitch, which is slated for 8:07 p.m. ET.

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