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It was shaping up to be another
Lost Weekend On The Road. Down 3-2 in the ninth inning—having again squandered
multiple scoring opportunities—Boston faced national TV humiliation. Then, some guy named
David Ortiz stepped to the plate. Facing ex-Evil One
Joba "The Mutt" Chamberlain, Papi launched a mammoth three-run shot to right that changed the nature of last night's game—and possibly the season.
Boston now led, 5-3 and
Koji Uehara was summoned to seal the deal—which he did.
John Lackey pitched a gutsy eight innings—giving up just two earned runs. And the astounding
Brock Holt—who moved to left field last night—suffered no 'adjustment issues' as he went 4 for 5 (now hitting .339).
Mike Napoli also homered in his first game back from the DL. The Red Sox are still a dismal 28-34 and head to Camden Yards for a series with the 31-30 O's.
