
Red Sox fall to Cardinals in Game 2

David Ortiz ran onto the field before Game 2 of the World Series against the Cardinals.
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Ortiz handed former Red Sox Pedro Martinez a ball for the ceremonial first pitch.
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Members of the 2004 Red Sox World Series team gathered on the field before Game 2.
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Ortiz gave former Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera a hug.
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Fans filled Yawkey Way and streamed into the ballpark.
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The Red Sox started John Lackey, pictured in the first inning, against the Cardinals.
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Jonny Gomes dove but couldn't get the first-inning single by the Cardinals' Carlos Beltran.
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Dustin Pedroia lunged but missed a second-inning single to right field hit by Yadier Molina.
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Fans used binoculars to watch the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series.
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Jacoby Ellsbury's bat shattered as he hit a single in the third inning.
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Four-day-old Wesley Geoghegan attended his first Red Sox game.
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Jonny Gomes reacted after he flew out to center field in the second inning.
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Matt Holliday hit a triple to start the fourth inning.
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Ellsbury couldn't get to a drive to deep center field by Holliday.
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A fan leaned over the ledge to get a closer look.
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Red Sox pitcher John Lackey tried to move out of the way from Yadier Molina's line drive, which Dustin Pedroia caught, in the fourth inning.
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Holliday scored the first run of the game on Molina's hit.
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Pedroia slid to second base after hitting a double in the fourth inning.
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Cardinals Matt Adams singled while Red Sox John Lackey watched the ball go to left field in the sixth inning.
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David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning.
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Fans celebrated Ortiz's home run, which gave the Red Sox a 2-1 lead.
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The Red Sox held a 1-0 series lead heading into Game 2.
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Ortiz was congratulated on his home run.
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The throw from Jonny Gomes got by Jarrod Saltalamacchia as Pete Kozma scored on a seventh-inning sacrifice fly.
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Pitcher Craig Breslow's throw to third base sailed into left field, and Jon Jay scored. The Red Sox lost their lead in the game.
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Stephen Drew tried to catch Breslow's throw to third.
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Jay slid safely into third base as the throw was high.
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The Cardinals took a 4-2 lead by the end of the seventh inning. Pictured: Fans reacted to eighth-inning play.
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The Cardinals celebrated scoring on the Red Sox' errors in the seventh.
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Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina pumped his fist after Daniel Nava struck out to end the game.
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The Red Sox fell to the Cardinals, 4-2, in Game 2. The World Series is now tied.
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Cardinals outfielders Matt Holliday, Jon Jay, and Carlos Beltran celebrated their victory.
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Fans embraced at the end of Game 2 after the Red Sox lost.
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