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Red Sox Alive After Miracle Rally

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 16, 2008 11:31 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The Red Sox stayed alive tonight with a stunning 8-run rally over the last 3 innings, the Globe reports. Boston trailed Tampa 7-0 after 6 innings but scored 4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th to tie the game. In the bottom of the 9th, a base hit by JD Drew brought home Kevin Youkilis with the winning run as the Fenway faithful erupted. The 8-7 win marks the biggest postseason comeback since 1929. Tampa still leads the ALCS series 3-2 with Game 6 on Saturday.

"The first six innings we did nothing, said Sox manager Terry Francona. "They had their way with us every way possible. And then this place came unglued, and we've seen that before. But because of the situation we're in, it just—that was pretty magical."

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro stands at the plate as Boston Red Sox's Mark Kotsay slides in to score on a single by Coco Crisp in the eighth inning.
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro stands at the plate as Boston Red Sox's Mark Kotsay slides in to score on a single by Coco Crisp in the eighth inning.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka walks to the dugout after being relieved by pitcher Hideki Okajima in the 5th.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka walks to the dugout after being relieved by pitcher Hideki Okajima in the 5th.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro walks back to the dugout with pitcher Scott Kazmir after the sixth inning in Game 5.
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro walks back to the dugout with pitcher Scott Kazmir after the sixth inning in Game 5.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, left, gives instructions to his players after a two-run home run by Carlos Pena, right, in the third inning.
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, left, gives instructions to his players after a two-run home run by Carlos Pena, right, in the third inning.   (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka watches as Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, left, and Carlos Pena celebrate after Pena's two-run home run in the third.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka watches as Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton, left, and Carlos Pena celebrate after Pena's two-run home run in the third.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew celebrates his game-winning hit against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning.
Boston Red Sox's J.D. Drew celebrates his game-winning hit against the Tampa Bay Rays in the ninth inning.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Boston Red Sox's Mark Kotsay reacts as he scores on a single by Coco Crisp in the eighth inning.
Boston Red Sox's Mark Kotsay reacts as he scores on a single by Coco Crisp in the eighth inning.   (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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