To become the first major league team to overcome a 3-0 postseasonĬursed for 86 years, these Red Sox just might be charmed. Series three nights earlier, the Red Sox finally humbled theĭreaded Yankees, winning Game 7 in a 10-3 shocker Wednesday night Just three outs from getting swept out of the AL Championship They'll play either the Astros or Cardinals on Saturday night in Game 1 at Fenway Park.ĭavid Ortiz, Johnny Damon and Derek Lowe made sure of it. Of the 18 outs Derek Lowe recorded in pitching six innings, 12 came on ground balls. Javier Vazquez replaced him and on the first pitch Vazquez threw, Damon slammed it into the right-field seats.
In 1 1/3 innings, the 39-year-old righty allowed five runs on four hits while walking two.īrown retired the first batter he faced in the second inning, but he quickly ran into trouble after that by allowing a single to Kevin Millar and issuing back-to-back walks to Bill Mueller and Orlando Cabrera. Joe Torre took a huge gamble by starting Brown, and it cost him dearly. His grand slam with one out in the top of the second gave the Red Sox a 6-0 lead, an advantage they never even came close to giving up.
But with one swing of the bat, Damon put an end to all his personal misery. He had been just 3-for-29 with three runs scored in the first six games of the series.
Shaming the New York Yankees, the Evil Empire to the south. They got there with the most unbelievableĬomeback of all, with four sweet swings after decades of defeat, NEW YORK - Believe it, New England - the Boston Red Sox are Boston's blow out caps unequaled comeback
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