We were joking around the office that the ALCS wouldn’t be the same if the Sox just rolled through. Part of the script is to go down 3-1, 0r 3-0, and then kick it into gear and come back in dramatic fashion.
I thought the live blog of last night’s game on Boston.com was great to look at the morning after.
10:44 PM, TOP 7, 7-0 RAYS
After a double steal, Upton launched a 3-2 fastball off of Papelbon high to left, a blast that nearly scraped the Monster and bounded off the top of the scoreboard. Earlier in the at-bat, Papelbon tried to reclaim the inside part of the plate that Red Sox pitchers so readily yielded all series. Ultimately, nothing works against these Rays. That two-run double ought to be your ballgame.
Then…
12:17 AM, GAME OVER, 8-7 RED SOX
The Red Sox have completed the largest comeback ever by a team facing playoff elimination, defeating the Rays, 8-7, on Drew’s walk-off ground-rule double/single over the head of Rays right fielder Gabe Gross to score Youkilis.
Absolutely amazing.
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