The Boson Red Sox have came back in American League Championship Series (ALCS) before, but this is one of the most historical victories of all time. In game 5 of the ALCS they were trailing 7-0 against the Rays going into the bottom of the 7th innning with seven outs left when the Sox caught fire. Pedroia started the rally in the 7th with two outs and runners on the corners; when he delivered a single that jump started the high powered offense. Following that big clutch hit Big Papi (David Ortiz) delivered a three run homerun into the right field corner by Pesky Pole that cut the lead to 7-4. The fenway faithful went absolutely nuts and the Red Sox were right back in the game and two batters ago they thought their season was over.

Papelbon in his second inning of work shut down the homerun hitting Rays in the 8th and then stepped in Jason Bay in the bottom of the 8th. The Tampa Rays bullpen struggled walking Bay and next to the plate was J.D. Drew. Drew smashed a crucial two run homerun in the 8th that cut the lead to 7-6 still with no outs in the inning. Three batters later Mark Kotsay came up and smashed a double to deep center just out of the reach of B.J. Upton the Rays center fielder. Dan Wheeler was really rattled at this time and Coco Crisp stepped to the plate the potential winning run. He had a great ten pitch at bat fouling off five or six pitches and finally delivering the game tying single. Announcers said this is one of best postseason at bats of all time; although he tried to strech it into a double and was thrown out at second. At the end of eight innings of play the game was knotted at 7-7.

In the top of the 9th Justin Masterson came out of the bullpen trying to put up a goose egg to give the Red Sox one final chance to put the Rays away. He put two men on base for the homerun hitting Carlos Pena and managed to get him to hit into a double to end the inning. The Red Sox had two men out with no one on base and Youkilis hit a single and a one base error by Longoria that allowed him to get to second base. Jason Bay was up and they intentionally walked him putting men on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the 9th. J.D. Drew stepped up to the plate and delivered a huge walk off single with a 3-1 count that allowed Youkilis to come around to score and send the series back to Tampa.

The Red Sox play game 6 tonight in Tampa at the Trop looking force a game 7. Beckett is trying to get his first victory of this year’s postseason and pitch them onto game 7.

Do you think the Red Sox will come back like they have in past and go onto win the World Series?