Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox won’t go down easily
Mike Napoli celebrated after tagging out Kolten Wong on a pickoff throw for the final out.

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

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Concerned the Red Sox were blowing their opportunity, David Ortiz rallied his teammates with a dugout speech in their come-from-behind win.

Christopher L. Gasper

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Gomes is a lot of things: free spirit, free swinger, clubhouse philosopher. Now, he can add World Series hero to the list.

Kolten Wong was picked off at first to end Game 4.

Cardinals Notebook

Kolten Wong mistake costly for Cardinals

Wong was caught drifting — and slipping -- by Koji Uehara when the Red Sox closer picked him off at first to end the game.

Mourners lined the front steps of St. Augustine Church in Andover for the funeral of Colleen Ritzer.

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At funeral, Colleen Ritzer’s passion for teaching recalled

An estimated 1,000 people attended the service for the beloved Danvers High School math teacher who was allegedly murdered by one of her students.

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.

Warren, allies oppose Obama on budget compromise

Influential liberals, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, are fighting President Obama’s offer to compromise with Republicans on Social Security changes.

Health

Facing down phobias may be the best cure

Specialists say that most phobias are relatively easy to treat, yet people often don’t seek help.

Philip Wheeler arrives just as Tom Brady is throwing a 14-yard TD pass to Aaron Dobson.

On Football

Something wrong with Brady’s throwing hand

The injury — whatever it is — is obviously hampering the Patriots quarterback, who had another pedestrian game against the Dolphins.

Opinion

opinion | jennifer graham

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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.

Globe exclusives

Opinion | John W. Henry

Why I bought the Globe
Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey.

Dolphins’ Mike Pouncey subpoenaed after game
John Connolly said he has represented about 30 clients since he became a city councilor.

Connolly emphasizes public service
Martin Walsh spent two years as a laborer, and then worked his way through union ranks.

Walsh talks of a broader balance
After attending DePauw University (above), which has direct ties to Eli Lilly, Brad Stevens ended up working for the pharmaceutical giant.

The making of a coach

Stevens was drawn back to basketball
Timothy Wilson, a Somerville photographer, looked at an exhibit at Danforth Art.

Small museum takes a sweeping perspective
Mechanical engineer Pierre Dupont has designed a robotic implant to repair esophageal atresia, a birth defect that prevents infants from eating normally.

At Children’s, engineer is a key post
Bob and Jean Hannon of Milton have attended hundreds of Red Sox games, including all four Boston-St. Louis World Series matchups.

Love story spans Red Sox-Cardinals history

Health

Facing fears may be best cure
Victoria Galoto and Juan Paulo Horvath in “Forever Tango.’’

Q&A

‘Forever Tango’ creator brings the heat

In Practice

A talk about doctors who write
Sandra Bullock in “Gravity.”

Critic’s Notebook

A singular message: We’re on our own

World Series

Red Sox 4, Cardinals 2

Inserted in the lineup 90 minutes before Game 4, Jonny Gomes belted a three-run homer in the sixth and was greeted by Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz.

Red Sox beat Cardinals, 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.

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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Lee Eiseman, 66, has been caring for the organ at Charlestown’s St. Mary’s Church since 1974, when the classical music aficionado and energetic tinkerer made a promise to organ builder Charles Fisk.

Jewish caretaker tends to historic church pipe organ

The same majestic pipe organ has filled Charlestown’s soaring St. Mary’s Church with music for 121 years, thanks, in part, to Lee Eiseman.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

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

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Budget-assault vehicle
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

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

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox prove they won’t go down easily

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

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

MD MAMA

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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A First Period home gets a second life
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David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming
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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?
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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