In what may go down as one of the poorest game management efforts in baseball history, a weary Pedro MartInez gave the Boston Red Sox all he could for seven magnificent innings, but it was the eighth that would spell disaster. Inexplicably, with the most efficient bullpen in this year’s playoffs warmed up and ready to enter the game, Red Sox manager Grady Little decided to stick with a clearly tired Martinez. Pedro had eclipsed 100 pitches for the game and was coming up against the heart of the Yankees’ order. What happened next will haunt Red Sox fans forever and only add to the lore of the perennial champions, the New York Yankees. Four hits later, a 5-2 lead was gone and so was Pedro, after some brilliant pitching that included striking out Alfonso Soriano four times and leaving ten baserunners stranded. The Yanks, however, won the game 6-5, giving them the series 4-3 and a date with the Florida Marlins starting Saturday.