Rockies starter Chad Bettis came out mowing down Boston hitters through the first two frames. However, it all changed in the third inning when Ryan Hanigan hit what appeared to hit a home run which had wrapped itself around the right field pole. If you know anything about Fenway, you know its only about 300 feet down the line. Hanigan maybe hit it 305 feet but, after a lengthy review, the home run was negated and called a foul ball.
But somehow the Hanigan play served as a catalyst, and the Red Sox offense caught fire from there.