One big inning was all it took for the Boston nine to defeat the Cardinals in Xbox Game Before the Game Prediction Game action today. Manny Ramirez's 3-run homer - the first of two - capped an 8-run third inning that proved to be more than enough for Pedro Martinez, who pitched six strong innings, giving up 3 runs.

We can obviously expect the outcome of this game to closely parallel Game 3 tomorrow.