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Early mornings are no friend to Red Sox fans

World Series games start at 8 p.m., forcing the faithful in Maine and elsewhere to sacrifice sleep for baseball.

Jon Lester is cleared of doctoring the ball.

Red Sox hurt their own cause with errors in losing Game 2.

For one inning, Boston’s lineup looks like Little Leaguers, and the World Series is now even.

A costly error by Boston relief pitcher Craig Breslow helped St. Louis win 4-2.

by The Associated Press October 24, 2013

Buchholz could use the extra day of rest, the manager says, but sidesteps a question about a possible injury.

by The Associated Press October 24, 2013

A St. Louis Cardinals minor leaguer posted a screen shot on Twitter and implied Boston’s ace was cheating.

by The Associated Press October 24, 2013

Wednesday’s game peaked with 16.9 million viewers during the second inning.

St. Louis is very sloppy, helping Boston open with a convincing victory.

The Red Sox steamrolled the Cardinals 8-1 in Game 1 of the World Series. Here’s 20 photos from the game.