Red Sox 4, Cardinals 2

Red Sox win Game 4, even World Series

Jonny Gomes belted a three-run home run in the sixth inning that propelled the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory at Busch Stadium.

Mike Napoli celebrated after tagging out Kolten Wong on a pickoff throw for the final out.

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Dan Shaughnessy

Resilient Red Sox tie up the World Series

The obituary for the 2013 Red Sox had been prepared, but just as they’ve done all season, the team showed that you can never count them out.

Lacking the usual zip on his fastball, Clay Buchholz allowed one unearned run over four frames.

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Clay Buchholz gave the Red Sox all he could

Buchholz is so gifted he relied on his stuff to get through four innings, allowing one unearned run despite missing 5 miles per hour on his fastball.

Jonny Gomes belted a three-run homer in the sixth and was greeted by Xander Bogaerts, David Ortiz, and Dustin Pedroia at the plate.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jonny Gomes delivered for the Red Sox

There will be another baseball game played at Fenway Park this year, and we have Gomes and his three-run homer to thank.

Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the president’s offer to compromise with Republicans on Social Security cuts. Some New England lawmakers have joined in opposing such cuts.

President Obama, allies at odds on budget

Democrats may be heading toward a party split that could prevent a lasting deal to stop the constant threat of shutdowns and defaults.

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During his 25 years as a union man, the mayoral candidate rose to become one of the key figures in Boston’s construction industry.

John Connolly said he has represented about 30 clients since he became a city councilor.

John Connolly emphasizes public service over legal work

For all his talk of his experience as a teacher, the mayoral candidate has spent far longer, 12 years, as a lawyer.

Timothy Wilson, a Somerville photographer, looked at an exhibit at Danforth Art.

Danforth Art looks to build budget, add staff, relocate

The Framingham museum, founded in 1975 to focus on American art and offer a community art school to children and adults, has big plans.

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Pierre Dupont was hired by Boston Children’s Hospital to make medical devices specifically for children.

Opinion

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The service is too much like convenience-store coffee: promising, but ultimately disappointing. It takes too long and costs too much.

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Dr. Sheldon Randall denies the state’s allegations and has appealed.

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John Scott, who has five career points, knows the reason he’s in the league.

Sunday Hockey Notes

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Chameise Few, 21, is working to complete her high school diploma at Boston Adult Technical Academy. After graduating next year, she hopes to go on to college and become a nurse.

Knowledge economy leaves some behind
Neko Case’s new “The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You” is her most personal album to date.

Neko Case continues to be uncategorizable
Daniel Radcliffe (pictured at the Toronto film festival) portrays Allen Ginsberg in “Kill Your Darlings.”

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World Series

David Ortiz, the man who has carried the Red Sox’ offense, carries closer Koji Uehara following their Game 4 victory.

David Ortiz led Red Sox, on and off the field

The offensive stalwart delivered a key speech in the dugout during Game 4 that helped stir his Red Sox on to a 4-2 win over the Cardinals.

Sports

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Patriots 27, Dolphins 17

Patriots receiver Aaron Dobson hauls in a 14-yard touchdown pass after beating Dolphins cornerback Nolan Carroll in the third quarter.

Patriots erupt in third quarter, beat Dolphins

New England rode its best third quarter of the season by far to a come-from-behind win over its AFC East rival.

Boston mayoral race

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Bruce Thatcher of the Dearborn Community Alliance spoke at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center’s forum.

Walsh, Connolly visit faith groups

Nine days before voters choose Boston’s next mayor, the campaigning of John Connolly and Martin Walsh pivoted on speaking to faith groups.

Metro

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Hundreds from Danvers High waited in line after arriving on school buses to pay respects Colleen Ritzer, who taught math at the school.

Scores mourn beloved teacher, friend

Colleen Ritzer, the Danvers High School math teacher who was killed Tuesday, was remembered in church services and at a wake.

Columnists

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Taking on a new cause
MRAP vehicles are designed to protect occupants from IED attacks.

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Budget-assault vehicle

JEFF JACOBY

Saudi Arabia’s message to Obama
Mayor Menino received an honorary degree from Harvard earlier this year.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Menino’s next job could taint his legacy

Gemvara, an online jewelry retailer, is opening a temporary brick-and-mortar showroom on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay.

Innovation Economy

Giving online retail a place
Allen Craig trips over Will Middlebrooks at third base. Obstruction was called, and Craig scored the winning run.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox lose an Instant Classic

Christopher L. Gasper

Sox at a loss to figure out Game 3 defeat

Derrick Z. Jackson

Understanding the language gap

Yvonne Abraham

Long odds in Springfield
The Boston City Council held a hearing on Wednesday about the contract for the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Beware the mark of the arbitrator
In three starts this postseason, Clay Buchholz is winless with a 5.40 ERA.

Christopher L. Gasper

Buchholz must be willing to pitch hurt
The video shows Glenn Taylor pushing over an ancient rock formation in Utah.

CARLO ROTELLA

How to topple a reputation with one click

Nation & World

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Allan Wang and Tom Humphreys married out of state after Humphreys was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.

Passions high as Hawaii debates gay marriage

A special session of the state Legislature that starts Monday could make Hawaii the next state to formally legalize same-sex marriage.

Business

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Openbay, a pilot program for now, is free to users.

New app jump-starts auto repair search

Cambridge start-up Openbay Corp. launched a mobile app and website where car owners can solicit competitive bids for repairs.

Arts

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ALBUM REVIEW | INDIE ROCK

Arcade Fire, ‘Reflektor’

The band’s fourth album is epic as always. It’s also the Montreal rockers’ most hit-or-miss effort, arresting but often exhausting.

Health and wellness

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Breast milk sold on Internet may be contaminated

Breast milk can be contaminated with germs like any other food or drink if it isn’t collected and stored properly.

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A look at the 1946 and 1967 World Series championships between the Red Sox and the Cardinals, which were both lost by the Sox in seven games.

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Into the woods

Ideas

“It is becoming increasingly clear that for all that hasn’t happened, at least one positive change has survived and taken root: a vigorous and healthy new version of civil society.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on what’s changed since the Arab Spring