BALTIMORE - Nick Markakis hit a two-run double off Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history in an 11-10 win last night before a mix 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.
Up by nine runs in the seventh, the Red Sox probably figured the only lamentable aspect of the night was that John Smoltz would not get his long-awaited 211th victory because of a lengthy rain delay.
Boston 220 500 100 – 10 16 0
Baltimore 001 000 55x – 11 16 1
Boston AB R H BI Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI Avg.
Lugo ss 6 2 2 0 .294 B.Roberts 2b 5 1 1 1 .279
Pedroia 2b 6 1 2 3 .289 Ad.Jones cf 1 0 0 0 .305
Youkilis 3b 5 2 3 3 .317 Pie cf 4 0 2 2 .235
Bay lf 5 1 0 0 .267 Markakis rf 5 0 2 2 .300
D.Ortiz dh 4 0 2 1 .225 A.Huff 1b 4 1 1 0 .275
Varitek c 2 0 0 1 .238 Reimold lf 5 2 3 0 .296
Kottaras c 1 0 0 0 .224 Scott dh 3 2 2 1 .298
Baldelli rf 5 0 1 0 .280 Mora 3b 2 0 0 0 .266
Ellsbury cf 5 1 3 2 .303 a-Salazar ph-3b 2 2 2 3 .417
J.Bailey 1b 4 3 3 0 .219 Wieters c 4 0 2 1 .247
2-N.Green pr 0 0 0 0 .271 1-Guthrie pr 0 1 0 0 .000
Totals 43 10 16 10 Zaun c 0 0 0 0 .246
Andino ss 3 2 1 0 .248
b-Wigg'tn ph-ss 0 0 0 1 .266
