Intro:

Reaction after the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Monday (28 October) at Busch Stadium in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): John Farrell, Boston Red Sox Manager (On David Ross)
"He (David Ross) missed two full months or more. And it took him probably 25 at bats once he was activated to finally get his timing. And once he's gotten it, he's swung the bat through the month of September and in the postseason better than anytime in the year. He came up big tonight. He does such a great job of running the game. The key double in that seventh inning for the go ahead run. We've talked a lot about how he and Jon (Lester) have really worked well in the last six, seven times they've paired up. But he was big for us tonight."


SOUNDBITE (English): Davis Ross, Boston Red Sox Catcher (On pitch he hit for RBI double and Jon Lester)
"You know, just, I think a little backup curveball that I hit down the line. That felt really good. But I knew I had a lot of work to do and Johnny (Jon Lester) was still out there. And I mean, I don't know what else to say about Jon Lester that I hadn't already said. The guy is, he's our backbone. He's our horse when he's out there. We expect a lot from him. He's pitching like the ace he is. I love catching him. I love catching all these guys. We got guys with a lot of passion to pitch for us. And it's fun to go to battle with guys like that. They're going to give it their all every time out."