Louis 0 - Second inning Ortiz made it to first with an infield shot after breaking his bat but was out at second on a double play when Gomes grounded to third. Buchholz also registered a 1-2-3 on 13 pitches, finishing with Holliday grounding out to third. Louis: Matt Carpenter (2B), Carlos Beltran (RF), Matt Holliday (LF), Matt Adams (1B), Yadier Molina (C), Jon Jay (CF), David Freese (3B), Daniel Descalso (SS), Lance Lynn (P) - First inning Lynn made a solid start, retiring the first three Boston batters in order in a 13-pitch inning that ended with Perdoia striking out. We can't go back to yesterday." - Starting Lineups: Boston: Jacoby Ellsbury (CF), Daniel Nava (RF), Dustin Pedroia (2B), David Ortiz (1B), Jonny Gomes (LF), Xander Bogaerts (3B), Stephen Drew (SS), David Ross (C), Clay Buchholz (P) St. Once we get on the field and begin our work and the routines that will come out of our BP (batting practice) and the first pitch thrown, our focus and intent is clearly on tonight. There were a lot of things pointing in a bad direction for us, but fortunately the guys kept putting their heads down." John Farrell (Red Sox): "I think the one thing that's been a strong characteristic of this team and the leadership within our club is the ability to put yesterday behind us, good, bad, indifferent. You miss those, you don't typically end up on the winning side. A lot of us had to go through that game and realize that we had a lot of things that didn't go the way we wanted it to go, and not very often do you have that many missed opportunities against a very good team. Mike Matheny (Cardinals): "We're all trying to get our heads around what happened. This is what the rival managers said just before the game. American country music group Rascal Flatts sang the national anthem. David Freese and Jon Jay switched batting positions with Freese moving to seven and Jay to sixth. The Cardinals also made one change, with Daniel Descalso replacing Pete Kozma at shortstop. Clay Buchholz was named as starting pitcher for the Red Sox. Gomes moved to left field so Daniel Nava could switch to right field. Shane Victorino, originally set for right field, was scratched because of lower back pain and replaced by Jonny Gomes in the lineup. David Ross, who started in Game One, took his place. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, whose wild throw to third base led to the obstruction ruling, was relegated to the bench. The Red Sox won the opening game 8-1 then the Cardinals won the second game 4-2 and third game 5-4 on an obstruction call. Louis led the series 2-1 after the teams split the first two games at Fenway Park and the Cardinals won Game Three at home. (Reuters) - Play by play of Sunday's Game Four in Major League Baseball's World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St.
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