My recollection is that Matt Holliday got picked off by Papelbon to end a World Series game in 2007. That was Papelbon's only pickoff that season, and tonight was Uehara's only pickoff this season.
This was the first game in the Series that a team won. The first three games were lost instead of won. The Cards D gave away game 1. The Sox D (mainly Salty) gave away games 2 and 3.
2 balls to Pedroia. Two down and one out to go. Why would they hold the runner here and open the hole for the lefty batter?
I guess that is why. LOL!!!