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MIKE CARP |
BOSTON STRONG -
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Mike Carp leads to Sox in
another come-from-behind win
August 28, 2013 ... Mike Carp, who was 3-for-15 in pinch-hitting appearances this season, smacked a bloop single to left field, in the bottom of the eighth, to drive in
Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the go-ahead run as the Red Sox completed a come-from-behind win to top the Orioles, 4-3, and win their second straight against their American League East foes.
Down for much of the game, the Sox first rallied in the seventh, when Drew got it started with a leadoff double. Bogaerts then hit a screaming line drive that was caught by second baseman Brian
Roberts, but Jacoby Ellsbury reached on an infield single. Ellsbury hurt his right foot when he fouled a ball off it during the at-bat, but he stayed in the game to steal
second base and score the tying run on Dustin Pedroia's two-run single.
John Lackey submitted another solid effort, but it was overshadowed by a pair of home runs that kept the Orioles in front for much of the game. Machado took him deep to left field
in the second inning before Chris Davis broke his silent spell this series and blasted a solo shot over the center-field triangle for his league-leading 47th home run of the season.
Lackey wasn't perfect by any means, but he worked efficiently enough to get one out in the eighth inning before Davis came up again. This time, though, he wouldn't be facing Lackey. John Farrell pulled the cord on a 7 1/3-inning, three-run effort from Lackey
to bring in left-hander Craig Breslow against the left-handed-hitting Davis. Breslow promptly struck out Davis.
Then Carp played hero in the bottom of the inning. Carp, who admittedly always wants more at-bats but said he's gotten comfortable with his role, gave the Red Sox their 79th win, and 30th in which they've come from behind.
Koji Uehara worked a perfect ninth for his 14th save.
For the fourth time this season, the Sox watched a pinch hitter drive in the go-ahead run. The hit allowed the Sox to walk away with their 30th come-from-behind victory. After being dominated by the Orioles for the better part of the past two seasons, they've won
four straight games and now two straight series. |
