September 22, 2008
A Base Short
The Red Sox fail to clinch as Jed Lowrie strikes out with men on second and third in the bottom of the ninth. The Red Sox out hit the Indians 12-8 and out walked them 5-2. They even went 3 for 9 with runners in scoring position. The timing of their hits was just off, and the umpire carom cost them the game. The Rays magic number for the division drops to four, and the Yankees get to live another day, hoping it can last until they reach Boston.
Correction: Fixed magic number.
I was at the game and the ball ricocheted off the umps leg 20 feet directly back to Carroll -
I have played and watched thousands of games and have never seen anything like that before. Lowrie struck out with bases loaded and 1 out in the 7th then with 2 out and 2 on in the 9th. It's kind of incredible Boston doesn't have a BR outfielder to play instead of Kotsay.
