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BOSTON -- An easy toss on a sure out that skittered away. A routine popup that somehow dropped between Gold Glovers. And something even more startling -- umpires reversing a key call. Most everything fell into place for the Boston Red Sox in the World Series opener. Mike Napoli hit a three-run double right after a game-changing decision in the very first inning, Jon Lester made the early lead stand up and the Red Sox romped past the sloppy St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 Wednesday night for their ninth straight Series win. A season before Major League Baseball is expected to expand instant replay, fans got to see a preview. The entire six-man crew huddled and flipped a ruling on a forceout at second base -- without looking at any video. "I think based on their group conversation, surprisingly, to a certain extent, they overturned it and I think got the call right," Boston manager John Farrell said. David Ortiz was robbed of a grand slam by Carlos Beltran -- a catch that sent the star right fielder to a hospital with bruised ribs -- but Big Papi later hit a two-run homer following third baseman David Freeses bad throw. The Red Sox also capitalized on two errors by shortstop Pete Kozma to extend a Series winning streak that began when they swept St. Louis in 2004. Boston never trailed at any point in those four games and coasted on this rollicking night at Fenway Park, thanks to a hideous display by the Cardinals, It got so bad for St. Louis that the sellout crowd literally laughed when pitcher Adam Wainwright and catcher Yadier Molina, whove combined to win six Gold Gloves, let an easy popup drop untouched between them. Serious-minded St. Louis manager Mike Matheny didnt find anything funny, especially when the umpires changed a call by Dana DeMuth at second base. "Basically, the explanation is thats not a play Ive ever seen before. And Im pretty sure there were six umpires on the field that had never seen that play before, either," Matheny said. "Its a pretty tough time to debut that overruled call in the World Series. Now, I get that theyre trying to get the right call, I get that. Tough one to swallow," he said. DeMuth said he never actually saw Kozma drop the ball. "My vision was on the foot. And when I was coming up, all I could see was a hand coming out and the ball on the ground. All right? So I was assuming," DeMuth told a pool reporter. There was no dispute, however, that the umpires properly ruled Kozma had not caught a soft toss from second baseman Matt Carpenter on a potential forceout. Thats what crew chief John Hirschbeck told Matheny. "I just explained to him ... that five of us were 100 per cent sure," Hirschbeck said. "Our job is to get the play right. And thats what we did." "I said, I know you are not happy with it, that it went against you, but you have to understand that the play is correct," he said. The normally slick-fielding Cardinals looked sloppy at every turn. Wainwright bounced a pickoff throw, Molina let a pitch trickle off his mitt, centre fielder Shane Robinson bobbled the carom on Napolis double and there was a wild pitch. The Cardinal Way? More like, no way. "We had a wakeup call. That is not the kind of team that weve been all season," Matheny said. "And theyre frustrated. Im sure embarrassed to a point." Game 2 is Thursday night, with 22-year-old rookie sensation Michael Wacha starting for St. Louis against John Lackey. Wacha is 3-0 with a 0.43 ERA this post-season. Beltran is day to day after X-rays were negative. Lester blanked the Cardinals on five hits over 7 2-3 innings and struck out eight for his third win this post-season. "We wanted to set the tone and get them swinging," he said. Ryan Dempster gave up Matt Hollidays leadoff home run in the ninth. Boston brought the beards and made it a most hairy night for St. Louis. The Cardinals wrecked themselves with just their second three-error game of the season. The umpires made a mistake, too, but at least they got to fix it in a hurry. After the control-conscious Wainwright walked leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia singled him to second with one out. Ortiz then hit a slow grounder to Carpenter, and it didnt appear the Cardinals could turn a double play. Hurrying, Kozma let the backhanded flip glance off his glove. DeMuth instantly called Pedroia out, indicating that Kozma dropped the ball while trying to transfer it to his throwing hand. Farrell quickly popped out of the dugout to argue while Pedroia went to the bench. Farrell argued with every umpire he could and mustve made a persuasive case. As the fans hollered louder and louder as they studied TV replays, all the umpires gathered on the dirt near shortstop and conferred and decided there was no catch at all. "You rarely see that, especially on a stage like this," Napoli said. "But I think that was good for the game." Pedroia came bounding from the dugout and suddenly, the bases were loaded in the first. Napoli unloaded them with a double that rolled to the Green Monster in left-centre. Napoli, with maybe the bushiest beard of all, certainly picked up where he left off the last time he saw the Cardinals in October. In the 2011 Series, he hit .350 with two home runs and 10 RBIs as Texas lost in seven games to St. Louis. The Red Sox added to their 3-0 lead with two more runs in the second. A fielding error by Kozma set up Pedroias RBI single. The whole inning got going when Stephen Drews popup in front of the mound landed at Wainwrights feet, a step or two from Molina. The ace pitcher and the star catcher both hung their heads. "I called it. I waited for someone else to take charge. Thats not the way to play baseball. It was totally my error," Wainwright said. Ortiz, who hit a tying grand slam at Fenway in the AL championship series win over Detroit, sent a long drive to right-centre. Beltran, playing in his first World Series, braced himself with one hand on the low wall in front of the bullpen and reached over with his glove to make the catch. "At least I got an RBI and we were up four and got the momentum," Ortiz said. Beltran hurt himself on the play and left in the third inning. Ortiz homered in the seventh and the Red Sox got another run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by 21-year-old rookie Xander Bogaerts. The Red Sox almost made a terrific play to finish the game. With two outs in the ninth, Freese hit a sharp single and right fielder Shane Victorino nearly threw him out at first base. 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England interim manager Gareth Southgate confirms Wayne Rooney will captain England in Friday nights World Cup qualifier with Scotland Scotland sit fourth from six teams in World Cup qualifying Group F, having picked up four points from their opening three matches, while England top the group on seven points.Gordon Strachans side suffered a 3-0 defeat away to Slovakia in their previous fixture, but the Scotland boss is expected to welcome Scott Brown back following the midfielders decision to reverse his international retirement. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Team newsSouthgate confirmed England have no fitness concerns heading into the match, with Rooney retaining the captaincy.The England boss does have a decision to make on Kane after the Tottenham striker came through unscathed against Arsenal. 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Thousands of Scotland supporters are expected at Wembley for the World Cup qualifier against England This will be only the third time that these two sides have met in a World Cup Qualifier - the previous two were both won by England (1950 and 1954).Rooney scored two goals from just three shots in Englands 3-1 win over Scotland in November 2014 at Celtic Park. Ed Draper is joined by Paul Merson to look ahead to Fridays World Cup Qualifier between England and Scotland The Three Lions have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three matches - they havent kept four in a row since October 2015.Five of Englands last seven international wins have come from a goal scored in the 83rd minute or later. 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Danny Higginbotham discusses tactics with Rob Wotton as they look ahead to the World Cup qualifying clash between England and Scotland at Wembley Only Germany (71.9 per cent) and Spain (71.8 per cent) have averaged more possession than England (71.2 per cent) in the 2018 World Cup qualification stages so far.England also have the second best passing accuracy in qualification (89.1 per cent), behind only Germany (89.6 per cent). Aaron Cresswell gives his reaction to receiving an England call-up Charlie predictsEveryone is saying England arent very good but they are good, theyre just not a great side. Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish has mixed memories of Wembley both as a fan and as a player Adam Lallana and Raheem Sterling are the two that concern me the most. Sterling is a player who can really open us up with his pace.I dont think a draw does Scotland much good, whereas a win gets us back in the mix. Id rather get beat 3-1 than lose 1-0 defending, although its easy for me to say that. Jordan Henderson captained England in their last match but thinks the returning Wayne Rooney will add vital experience As underdogs we will fight and scrap but please have an attacking method as well. I do expect England to win. Im a realist and in my mind I think England will prevail by at least two goals.Charlie predicts: 3-1 and Sterling to score first (45/1 with Sky Bet)Watch highlights of England v Scotland on Sky Sports 1 HD at 10pm on Friday. 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