Jacoby Ellsbury made non-tacolicious history – he became the second player in October history to have a three-run single. Only Placido Polanco had done it before in the postseason, in the 2000 Division Series against Greg Maddux of the Braves. (Ga-ry! Ga-ry!)

The Red Sox rally in the second inning was uncharacteristic for other reasons as well: starting with the 2004 World Series, the team was hitting just .200 (16-for-80) with 2 RBI in the second innings of their last 23 postseason games. (Ga-ry! Ga-ry!)