Red Sox Rally Past Indians —Again

Ramirez's 9th inning homer off closer Borowski breaks tie
By Doug Sweeney,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 14, 2008 10:45 PM CDT
Red Sox Rally Past Indians —Again
Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez drops his bat after hitting a two-run home run off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Joe Borowski in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Six months later, the Red Sox came back on the Indians again. Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer—No. 493 of his career—and Boston rallied for three runs in the ninth inning against closer Joe Borowski for a 6-4 win Monday night over Cleveland in a stunning rerun of last October's AL championship series.

Ramirez's shot to left off Borowski (0-2) was just the latest Red Sox comeback against the Indians. Last fall, Boston rallied from a 3-1 ALCS deficit to beat Cleveland and advance to the World Series. The stakes weren't nearly as high this time, but the Red Sox came through again. And so did Ramirez. (More baseball stories.)

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