Yeah...you read that right! It was the largest comeback ever in the history of the Orioles' franchise, and it was against Boston! I'm still speechless, but here goes...
The Birds were down early from the very start...O's starter Rich Hill lasted just 3 1/3 frames and was charged with nine runs (seven earned) on nine hits, while walking three and striking out three.
Down 4-0, the O's scored a run in the third on a Felix Pie triple, but the Sox came right back to score five times in the fourth and turn a close game into a massacre...9-1, Boston...honestly, this was the first time I ever PRAYED that a rain delay would stop the game...the teams endured a delay of over an hour before play resumed...since the O's hadn't come to bat in the fifth inning, the game wasn't official...
But the delay may have been what the O's needed, after all. I don't know what skipper Dave Trembley said to his club, but it had to have been good...relief pitcher Mark Hendrickson allowed the Sox to take a 10-1 lead in the top of the seventh, but the Birds scored five runs in the bottom of the inning and another five in the eighth to take an 11-10 lead, and George Sherrill struck out two in the ninth to seal the deal and give the O's their first win over Boston this season.
If you missed this game, do whatever it takes to watch it (at least the last three innings!). It was an absolutely amazing comeback...I've never seen anything like it. It just goes to show that these O's play every out, and play with heart. Hopefully this is the turning point in the season...the Birds should get hot now and go on a streak before the Break...
The two teams partake in the rubber-match later Wednesday afternoon...Boston sends their ace Josh Beckett to the mound, and the Birds counter with Brad Bergesen...should be good...Go O's!!
O' Yeah...
- Adam Jones robbed Kevin Youkilis of a homer for the second straight game...but lost his glove over the center field wall when he crashed into it...Jones should be fine and is listed as day-to-day
- Felix Pie replaced Jones at center and knocked in two runs...he also threw a runner out at the plate...it would have been Boston's 11th run
- Brian Roberts snapped an 0-for-18 streak with his RBI single in the eighth
- George Sherrill picked up his 17th save of the season, and is now tied with Boston's closer Jonathan Papelbon with eight 1-run saves...this was Papelbon's second blown save of the year
- Oscar Salazar came off the bench to pinch hit for Melvin Mora in the seventh inning and hit a 3-run bomb...his first home run of the season
- It took over 50 years, but the O's set a new record...in 1956 the O's were down eight runs against...Boston...but came back to win
- A bit more history...this was the biggest comeback in baseball history by a last-place team over a first-place team...Go O's!! You won't be there for long...
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