Detroit at Boston. Scherzer v. Buchholz. Detroit leads the series one game to none.
Down 5 – 1, Middlebrooks of the Red Sox doubled to lead off the eighth inning off Jose Veras. After a pitching change, Drew Smyly walked Ellsbury. Al Albuquerque came on to strike out Victorino, but then he gave up a single to Pedroia to load the bases. In came Joaquin Benoit to pitch, up came David Ortiz to hit, and here’s what he did:
To top off those heroics, in the Red Sox ninth Porcello came in to pitch. Johnny Gomes hit an infield single and advanced to second on a throwing error by Iglesias. He moved to third on a wild pitch, and Saltalamacchia singled to left to drive him in with the winning run.
And I missed all of that, having switched to news at 5:00pm right after the 6th inning when Victorino scored the first Red Sox run. Drat and blast!
Local paper used the headline Grand Papi. Loved it.
Just tuned back in, I can’t believe they came back to win it
Wow!
Whoa.
If it comes to pass, I will not be sorry to see these bearded Bozo’s from Boston get bounced out of the playoffs.
Well, is Victorino going to suffer a record breaking plunking here?
Or, rather, enjoy it?
rally time?
Three more shots at it.
Bye-bye shut-out
Bye bye no-no.
if this result stands, as least we are 0-2 down being away from home and have a chance. I don’t see Boston coming back from this deficit.
Was just thinking the same thing – If Boston ends up losing these 1st two at home – would be like Dodgers being down 0-2 having to go to St Louis for the next three – fergetaboutit.
Maybe, but the Sox have a lot of home run hitters, and Comerica Park is a good HR park.
so do the Tigers 🙂
Last at-bats wins!
I have a hard time getting excited about the AL, though I’ve always felt something of a kinship with Sawx fans, as we both know the Yanquis are evil.
Agreed, but in just nine years and two WS championships, the Red Sox fans have developed nearly as strong a sense of entitlement as Yankee fans have over a century. I find it off-putting.
The biggest sense of entitlement currently belongs to Gnatfans, but that will dissipate in the coming years.