Youkilis kills sweep

The Cardinals-Red Sox thriller went 13 innings with Kevin Youkilis hitting his second home run of the game, this time a two-run shot for a walk-off win.

There were a number of exciting plays and scoring chances in extra innings, especially for the Red Sox who had three good chances to win before the home run. The best shot was probably the first one. In the 10th inning with one out and Jacoby Ellsbury on third, Tony La Russa elected to pitch to J.D. Drew with right hander Kyle McClellan. Drew came in with a .331 average against righties and only needed a fly ball or well-placed grounder to win the game, but McClellan managed to strike him out on a full count. It was a gusty move, or a crazy one, by La Russa. With the Cardinals TV play by play guys cringing with every pitch, McClellan incredibly got out of the inning, but the Red Sox still find a way to avoid the sweep.