A look at Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park on Thursday night as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Boston Red Sox: Trevor Rosenthal closes it out with 99 mph heat. Strikes out all three batters in the ninth on 11 pitches. Cardinals win 4-2 and tie World Series at one apiece. Game 3 is Saturday night in St. Louis. HEADED TO THE NINTH: After two scoreless innings from setup man Carlos Martinez, the Cardinals take a 4-2 lead into the ninth. Martinez worked around a leadoff error by second baseman Matt Carpenter in the eighth and retired Mike Napoli on an inning-ending popup with two on. Hard-throwing rookie Trevor Rosenthal ready to try to close it out. CARDINALS REGAIN LEAD: St. Louis chases John Lackey and scores three times in the seventh inning to take a 4-2 lead. Two walks helped load the bases with one out, and Matt Carpenter tied it with a sacrifice fly to left field. The throw from Jonny Gomes got by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, but then Boston reliever Craig Breslow made a big mistake. Breslow, backing up the play at the plate, threw high to third in an attempt to get Jon Jay. The ball sailed into the stands for an error, allowing Jay to score. Breslow went to Yale. Smart guy, bad throw. Carlos Beltran followed with an RBI single to make it 4-2, his second hit of the game - this one from the right side. So much for those bruised ribs hindering him. Michael Wacha stands to win again if the bullpen can hold it for St. Louis. Still 4-2 in the eighth. BOSTON STRONG: The Red Sox saluted victims of the Boston Marathon bombings during the seventh-inning stretch. Several were on the field next to James Taylor, who sang "America the Beautiful." SENOR OCTOBER: Wacha finally shows some cracks in the armor. He has matched a career high with four walks tonight - and it finally comes back to bite him when David Ortiz hits a two-run homer over the Green Monster in the sixth inning to give Boston a 2-1 lead. It was Ortiz's second homer in the first two games of the World Series and his fifth this postseason. If the nickname hadn't gone to Reggie first, Big Papi would be Mr. October. REGRETS, I'VE HAD A FEW: Good stuff a couple innings back from sideline reporter Ken Rosenthal on Fox about how on earth Wacha lasted until the 19th pick in last year's draft. Seven pitchers were selected before the Cardinals grabbed Wacha out of Texas A&M. Rosenthal said he asked a few general managers exactly that, and they mentioned that Wacha didn't have much of a breaking ball in college. Makes some sense, he pointed out, because that hasn't really changed. Wacha is a fastball-changeup guy, but those two pitches have been a dominant combination for him since he nearly pitched that no-hitter against Washington in his final regular-season start. You can see, Wacha's curveball tends to roll, and he doesn't command it all that well. He shows it every once in a while, but doesn't seem to rely on it much. So, why is he so effective with mostly a two-pitch combination? The key for him appears to be that sharp downward plane and late fastball life low in the strike zone that his 6-foot-6 frame generates. Very difficult to manufacture that late jump down in the zone. Pretty rare, and it has to come naturally. Wacha has it.