If the Red Sox lose this series, you can point to one big reason why: The Red Sox didn't stay the course and pitch Burkett in Game 4.
And if Burkett lost in Game 4? You go down 3-1. And then Wakefield pitches in Game 5, which means Lowe has to pitch in NY in Game 6 or 7. The stats show that Lowe is MUCH worse away than at home. Now, he lost anyway, but it was a very good gamble by Little. You want Lowe to pitch in Boston and you also don't want to wait until Game 6 (at which point you may have lost already) to pitch Wakefield.
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