BOSTON -- The crowd cheered with each ball out of the strike zone Justin Verlander threw in the fifth inning on Saturday night and grew louder with each Red Sox player who strolled to first base. Verlander, teetering and on the brink of unraveling, suddenly couldn't find the strike zone.
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By the time he had walked in a run and allowed another to score on a wild pitch to tie Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox and their fans smelled blood.