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O's shock Red Sox in their biggest comeback win ever
Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Orioles history, an 11-10 win last night in Baltimore in front of a mixture of delirious hometown fans and stunned Red Sox backers.
Baltimore trailed, 10-1, before scoring five runs in the seventh inning and five more in the eighth. Boston had defeated the Orioles eight straight times, including five this season.
Previously, the biggest comeback in Orioles history was Sept. 2, 1956, when Baltimore rallied from an eight-run deficit at Boston.
Mark Hendrickson (3-4) gave up one run in three innings and George Sherrill got three outs for his 17th save.
Takashi Saito (2-1) took the loss and Papelbon was charged with his second blown save, one night after he tied Bob Stanley's career record for saves with Boston.
Baltimore used seven hits in the seventh inning, including a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Oscar Salazar, to cut a 10-1 deficit to 10-6.
In the eighth, Ty Wigginton hit a sacrifice fly and Brian Roberts delivered an RBI single before Papelbon entered. The righthander struck out Felix Pie before Markakis hit a double into the gap.
In other games:
* At Toronto, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford and Willy Aybar hit solo homers and the Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game, 4-1 over the Blue Jays.
* At Cleveland, Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye drove in two runs apiece and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Indians, 11-4, in a game called in the seventh inning becuase of rain.
* At New York, Melky Cabrera hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning and drove in three runs, and Alex Rodriguez hit his 565th career homer as the Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-5.
* At Arlington, Texas, Marlon Byrd homered twice to drive in five runs and the Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 9-5.
* At Oakland, Placido Polanco homered and drove in three runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Athletics, 5-3.
* At Kansas City, Justin Morneau homered for the third straight game, lifting the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, over the Royals.
Noteworthy
* Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hip.
Lowell had fluid drained from his hip Monday in Boston and received an injection designed to alleviate inflammation in the surgically repaired joint. There was a chance Lowell could have returned to action later this week, but the Red Sox decided it was best to give him an extended rest.
The move is retroactive to June 28. Lowell had played in only two of Boston's last nine games and returned to Boston following Sunday night's game in Atlanta.
* Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore could need postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow, and will play with soreness for the rest of this season, trainer Lonnie Soloff said.
* Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis has moved back in front of the Yankees' Mark Teixeira with 2 days left in AL balloting for starters for the All-Star Game in St. Louis on July 14. Youkilis had 1,915,303 votes to Teixeira's 1,875,256.
Other leaders: Texas second baseman Ian Kinsler (2,170,100 votes), Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (3,046,813), Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria (2,988,363), Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer (2,851,819) and outfielders Jason Bay, of Boston (2,609,913), Ichiro Suzuki, of Seattle (1,802,826) and Josh Hamilton, of Texas (1,635,781).
* The Seattle Mariners put star third baseman Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list after surgery to remove bone spurs from his left shoulder.
* The Baltimore Orioles sent pitcher Koji Uehara for a test on his ailing right elbow, and it's still uncertain how long he will remain on the 15-day disabled list. *
