Red Sox Win World Series

David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping October ace Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 last night in Game 6. Shane Victorino drove in four runs and John Lackey pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning as the Red Sox clinched a crown on their own field for the first time since 1918.

Fenway Park was rollicking, with the crowd standing from the very first pitch. Victorino lined a three-run double off the Green Monster in the third, and the cheers, chants, and singing of "Sweet Caroline" only got louder after that. Many fans paid more than $1,000 (and some much more) per ticket for the night, eager to be part of an in-house celebration that had been building for nearly a century. Ortiz drew four walks and scored twice. He reached base a whopping 19 times in 25 plate appearances. "This is for you, Boston. You guys deserve it," said the Series MVP, who also spoke to the city a week after the Marathon attack. "We've been through a lot this year, and this is for all of you and all those families who struggled." (More Boston Red Sox stories.)