Ortiz Walk Off - October 17, 2004

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October 17, 2004 - ALCS

Walk Off Hit No:	9
Walk Off HR No:	5
Opponent:	New York Yankees
Stadium:	Fenway Park
Score Before:	4 - 4
Situation:	One On, No Out
Result:	2-Run Home Run
Final Score:	6 - 4

1 Summary
2 Batter by Batter
3 Quote
4 SoSH Links
5 External Links

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Summary

Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 4 - 12 innings - 2004 ALCS

Kicking off one of the most improbable comebacks in the history of sports, Kevin Millar, Dave Roberts, Bill Mueller, and eventually David Ortiz gave Red Sox Nation their first glimmer of hope in a Championship Series for the ages. After Millar drew a walk from Mariano Rivera to lead off the 9th, pinch runner Roberts swiped second base and was promptly driven in by Mueller to send the game into extras. Alan Embree and Curtis Leskanic worked three innings of scoreless relief to set up Big Papi's 12th inning bomb off Paul Quantrill to give the Sox their first of eight victories in a row, and started a sequence of remarkable events that you would most commonly find in a Hollywood Screenplay.

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Batter by Batter

Boston - Bottom of 12th
- Paul Quantrill pitching for New York
- Manny Ramirez singled to left.
- David Ortiz homered to right, Manny Ramirez scored.

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Quote

"David Ortiz. The man known as Big Papi rose to challenge yet again as his two-run homer in the 12th inning powered the Red Sox to their first win in the series."

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