Big Papi to the rescue: Ortiz beats Phils (again) in 12th
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| Regular Season Series |
| Boston leads 5-1 (as of Mon 6/26) |
| Fri 5/19 |
BOS 5, @PHI 3 |
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| Sat 5/20 |
BOS 8, @PHI 4 |
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| Sun 5/21 |
@PHI 10, BOS 5 |
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| Fri 6/23 |
@BOS 10, PHI 2 |
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| Sat 6/24 |
@BOS 5, PHI 3 |
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| Sun 6/25 |
Postponed/Delayed |
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| >Mon 6/26 |
@BOS 8, PHI 7 |
Box Score |
| · Complete Schedule: Red Sox | Phillies |
| Scoring Summary |
| PHI | BOS |
 | 6th | M Lowell singled to right center, D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | C Crisp hit a ground rule double to right, M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 6th | D Mirabelli singled to left, M Lowell scored, C Crisp to third. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | A Gonzalez singled to right, C Crisp scored, D Mirabelli to second. | 0 | 4 |
 | 6th | K Youkilis doubled to left, D Mirabelli scored, A Gonzalez to third. | 0 | 5 |
 | 6th | M Loretta reached on infield single to third, A Gonzalez scored, K Youkilis to third. | 0 | 6 |
 | 6th | D Ortiz grounded out to first, A Gonzalez scored, K Youkilis to third, M Loretta to second. | 0 | 6 |
 | 7th | C Coste singled to right, D Dellucci scored, S Victorino to third, D Bell to second. | 1 | 6 |
 | 7th | J Rollins tripled to deep center, S Victorino, D Bell and C Coste scored. | 4 | 6 |
 | 7th | B Abreu grounded out to second, J Rollins scored, C Utley to second. | 5 | 6 |
 | 9th | C Utley homered to right. | 6 | 6 |
 | 12th | J Rollins doubled to left center, S Victorino scored. | 7 | 6 |
 | 12th | K Youkilis singled to left, C Crisp scored, K Youkilis to second advancing on throw. | 7 | 7 |
 | 12th | D Ortiz singled to center, K Youkilis scored, M Loretta to second. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,459 (98.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:59 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Dan Iassogna, Third Base - Bob Davidson |
BOSTON (AP) -- Playing against the National League put David
Ortiz in postseason form.
The Red Sox slugger beat the
Philadelphia Phillies in extra
innings for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning
run in the 12th for an 8-7 victory on Monday and extending Boston's
winning streak to nine games.
| Elias Says |
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David Ortiz had a 12th-inning game-ending single Monday after hitting a walkoff home run in the last Red Sox game on Saturday. Ortiz is the second player with game-ending RBI in consecutive games this season; Nomar Garciaparra did it May 5-6 vs. Brewers. No Red Sox player has done that since Butch Hobson against the Angels on August 27-28, 1978.• For more Elias Says, Click here.
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It was the 10th regular-season, game-ending hit of Ortiz's
career and the third in Boston's last eight home games. He also had
three in the 2004 postseason en route to Boston's first World
Series title in 86 years.
"He's unbelievable. You just know he's coming through," said
outfielder
Coco Crisp, who also saw Ortiz hit a 10th-inning homer
on Saturday. "You're just waiting for the opportunity to jump over
the little gate in the dugout and be the first to greet him."
Boston led 6-0 after six and 6-5 in the ninth before
Chase Utley
homered off the Pesky Pole in right to force extra innings. The
Phillies took a 7-6 lead in the 12th on
Jimmy Rollins' RBI double,
but Crisp doubled and scored on
Kevin Youkilis' single to make it
7-7.
Mark Loretta walked, then Ortiz lined a 1-2 pitch to
left-center. Ortiz, who leads the AL with 68 RBI, was mobbed by
his teammates between first and second after Youkilis came around
to score. Boston manager Terry Francona said it's what the team has
come to expect.
"It's almost unfair," he said. "But you feel so confident in
his ability to do those types of things."
Craig Hansen (1-0) earned his first major league victory for the
Red Sox, who have swept three consecutive three-game series -- all
against interleague foes. He pitched two-thirds of an inning and
gave up Rollins' double.
Clay Condrey (1-2) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk
while getting two outs. Rollins had a bases-loaded triple in the
seventh and drove in four runs, but the Phillies have lost 13 of 16
games to fall 12 games behind the first-place
New York Mets in the
NL East.
Boston had swept Atlanta and Washington before finishing off the
Phillies in a makeup of Sunday's rainout. The Mets and Pedro
Martinez return to Fenway Park on Tuesday night, and Boston had
members of its 1986 World Series-losing team at the stadium to
discuss plans to honor their 20th anniversary on Tuesday.
The '86 team, which blew a chance to beat the Mets in the Series
when Mookie Wilson's grounder went through Bill Buckner's legs, was
looking on when near-perfect rookie closer
Jonathan Papelbon
allowed Utley's solo homer in the ninth to tie it.
"I thought when we came in and scored that run we had a pretty
good chance," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "We just
couldn't hold them. Right now, I don't know what we can do. It just
seems to backfire on us."
Shane Victorino led off the 12th with a single to center, then
moved to second on
David Bell's sacrifice bunt and to third on
Chris Coste's groundout. Rollins lined a double off the Green
Monster to give the Phillies their first lead.
Rollins had three hits, and so did Coste, who was playing in
just his 10th major league game.
Crisp had three hits, and Ortiz went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Ortiz had an RBI groundout in the sixth, when Boston sent 12
batters to the plate to break a scoreless tie.
The Phillies answered with five in the top of the seventh, but
Mike Timlin struck out pinch-hitter
Pat Burrell with runners on
first and second to end the inning.
Game notes
The Red Sox released LHP Mike Holtz. ... Aaron Rowand went
1-for-3 against Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield and is 11-for-17
versus the knuckleballer. ... The Phillies had three players on
injury rehab: RHP Jon Lieber (strained left groin) will pitch on
Tuesday night, Mike Lieberthal was to catch on Monday night, and
LHP Randy Wolf (left elbow ligament surgery) was to throw on Monday
night. ... Wakefield held the Phillies scoreless through six before
they chased him in the seventh. He allowed three runs, five hits
and two walks, striking out four. ... Phillies right-hander Cory
Lidle allowed four runs, five hits and three walks. He struck out
five in 5 1-3 innings. ... Philadelphia used seven pitchers, but
Arthur Rhodes was not available for personal reasons.