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Which team did the Red Sox face on the 2007 ALCS?

Cleveland Indians. After sweeping the Angels on the division series, the Red Sox faced Cleveland on the ALCS.

Who was the only pitcher to win more than one game in the series?

Josh Beckett. Beckett of Boston was named 2007 ALCS MVP after winning 2 games with a 1.93 ERA and 18 strikeouts.

Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner homered on his first at-bat of the series. What was his final batting average?

.148. Hafner also struck out 12 times in 24 at-bats.

How many times did the Indians retire out Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz in game one?

0. Ramirez went 2-2 with 3 walks, and Ortiz went 2-2, with 2 walks and a HBP.

Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia had one of the best striketout/base on balls ratio ever for a left handed pitcher in the regular season with 5.64 strikeouts per walk. What was C.C.'s BB/K ratio in the 2007 ALCS?

1.28. Sabathia ended the series with a 0-2 record and 10.45 ERA. He struck out 9 and walked 7.

Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt allowed 6 runs on 5 hits in game 7. How many runs and hits did he allow on his previous 4 appearances in the series?

0 runs-1 hit. Betancourt was almost perfect on his first 4 games on the series, allowing just one hit over 6 1/3 innings with 5 strikeouts.

Boston's rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia had a poor performance starting the series with a .188 over the first 4 games. What was his batting average in the last 3 games of the 2007 ALCS?

.538. Pedroia ended up on fire, collecting 5 RBIs in game 7, including a dramatic 2-run home run and a bases clearing double. He went 7-13 for a .538 batting average in the last three games.

Even though the Indians won game 4, three Red Sox players hit back to back to back home runs in the 6th inning. Can you name them?

Kevin Youkilis-David Ortiz-Manny Ramirez. For the first time in a championship series, three players homered consecutively.

I led all full-time players in the series by finishing with a .500 batting average. Who am I?

Kevin Youkilis. Youkilis had the series best .500 BA, 14 hits, 3 home runs, 10 runs, and 26 total bases. Josh Beckett was named series MVP though.

After very little production in the regular season, I exploded in game 6 with 5 RBIs and a home run. I wish my brother would have done something also to help his team win the NLCS, but he could't. Who am I?

J.D. Drew. Drew's first inning grand slam in game 6, led Boston to an easy 12-2 win to tie the series 3-3 after being down 1-3. His brother Stephen, played shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who were swept by the Colorado Rockies in the 2007 NLCS.