David Ortiz was named the series Most Valuable Player. The Red Sox, however, responded by tying the game in the bottom of the inning, scoring two runs on an Orlando Cabrera double off Yankees reliever Javier Vazquez. Ricky Gutierrez. The second time the jitters were all gone and I was really into it. He throws to first and the Red Sox have won the American League pennant! Boston also enjoyed a solid performance from their starting pitcher, Derek Lowe, who allowed only one run and one hit in six innings of work. The Boston Red Sox celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS, completing a comeback from a 3-0 series deficit. Ortiz's heroics prompted Fox TV announcer Tim McCarver to gush shortly afterwards, saying, "He didn't do it again, did he? Maybe he was letting the moment stand. Many thanks to him. Mark Bellhorn homered leading off the eighth for a 9-3 lead. A Hideki Matsui single made the score 8-0 and gave him an ALCS record-tying five RBIs in the game. Mueller's single allowed Roberts to score, resulting in Rivera blowing the save and the game going into extra innings, tied 4-4. Hideki Matsui hit a triple in the sixth, after which Mike Timlin relieved Lowe. The Yankees trotted out Bucky Dent to throw the ceremonial first pitch. What did you do? Especially this: Game 7, when -- I don't believe a spoiler alert is required here --the greatest comeback in the history of professional sports was completed and the Red Sox exorcised the Yankees with a 10-3 rout at Yankee Stadium. Johnny Damon and the Red Sox have blown it open early! With two men on and two out, Orlando Cabrera singled to right field, scoring one run. Roberts is going, Posada throws, he is SAFE! I mean, this is just a speed bump, right? The Yankees gathered 22 hits in Game 3 on their way to an easy win. Thanks for reliving them with me over the last few days. (Pokey) Reese. Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. (Ball hit into play) Here it is. In the top of the 13th, Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, who does not normally catch for Wakefield and who admits to be poor at catching knuckleballs, allowed three passed balls, but the Yankees stranded runners on second and third. The two teams combined for 37 hits and 20 extra-base hits, both postseason records. Bernie Williams homered in the second inning to close the gap to 2-1, a score which would hold up for several innings. Game 1 pitted the Red Sox's star pitcher Curt Schilling against Yankees ace Mike Mussina. Let's do it again in another 10 years -- maybe eight if we're having a particularly lousy year. When Mike Timlin retired Jeter to start the eighth, Bill Mueller gunning him out by half-a-step at first base. In Game 7 on the Yankees' home field at the peak of the rivalry and our angst, Johnny Damon hit a grand slam and a two-run home run to complete the greatest series comeback in history. The Sox hit double digits on Orlando Cabrera's sacrifice fly the following inning, and as Red Sox pitchers systematically crossed out another and then another of the 27 required outs, the delirious realization accompanied you to the last pitch, an Alan Embree fastball that Ruben Sierra rolled over to Pokey Reese for out No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 2 spot, that the Red Sox are 1-5 all-time in Game 7s. Streaming today's top alternative music & more, Your one-stop source for local innovation news. Bellhorn had a three-run home run and the Red Sox had a 4-0 lead. chant used by Yankees fans in reference to a quote by Pedro Martínez. Given his quirkiness -- he had the mound mannerisms of an 8-year-old who just had his Skylanders game taken away -- and his miserable regular season, such a performance might have been unexpected. Ortiz became the first player with two walk-off homers in the same postseason; his first capped a Red Sox sweep of the Anaheim Angels in the American League Division Series. Game 7 began at 8:30 in the evening on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Yankee Stadium. Hideki Matsui had five hits and five RBIs, tying LCS records. In Game 1, Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina pitched a perfect game through six innings, while the Red Sox recovered from an eight run deficit to close within one run before the Yankees eventually won. According to Roberts, "The first [time Rivera checked me at first base], I felt I got the jitters and then it kind of dissipated a little bit. Bernie Williams hit an infield single to score Matsui and tie the game. But I suspect he couldn't believe what he just saw ... Buck informs us that the Yankees had the most come-from-behind wins in baseball history in '04 -- 61 times, plus four more in the playoffs. Game 5 was the longest Major League postseason game in history at 5 hours and 49 minutes until Game 4 of the. The call further incensed the Yankee fans, already irate over the home run call in the fourth. ESPN.com: Page 3 - Late Word: Fire Babe Ruth, already!