“Q: Have you given any thought yet to rearranging your pitching down the Florida, or is it still Beckett in six and Lester in seven?
FRANCONA: Yeah, that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”
“Q: Did you have any thought of bringing in Howell or Miller to pitch to Ortiz with the two guys on?
MADDON: No, we’ve been doing that all year. Grant has been very good in that situation, actually. He just got him tonight. If you had been watching us all season, that’s the situation where Grant has really done well. He’s been kind of like that middle closer guy, and I felt pretty good about it. Papi just got him.”
“Q: Do you think the Red Sox now have an advantage? Do you think the Red Sox are still behind the 8-ball?
DREW: You know, I don’t think anybody thinks of it as an advantage or disadvantage. It’s just we’ve got to go out there and win ballgames. It takes a certain amount of ballgames to get past this level, to win, and then in the World Series, as well. We’ll take it a game at a time, try to rack up some wins and see how it goes.”
