Ellsbury's Walk Off Double Leads Red Sox To Epic Comeback Win

Red Sox teammates celebrate with Jacoby Ellsbury as he hit the walk off double

The Red Sox walked off Sunday and beat the Indians 6-5 in an amazing epic comeback in the 9th. Before I get to that, I'll explain the rest of the game. The Tribe got on the board first with a 2 run first inning. but the Sox would score in the 3rd to make it 2-1. The Tribe would strike again the 5th, and 6th when they homered once each inning, both solo homers, off Felix Doubrant. That would make it 4-1. The Indians would score one more in the 8th, and so would the Sox making it 5-2. And then came the 9th, where the comeback was slowly waiting upon us. It all started with Pedroia taking the walk. Ortiz would double that wound send Pedroia to 3rd. Mike Napoli would ground out to get an RBI and send Pedroia home. With Ortiz at second, he would steal third, bringing him closer to scoring. And what do you know? Salty would do the exact same thing Napoli did, ground out to get an RBI, and this time send Ortiz home. And just like that the score was 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs. Gomes was next up to bat and he walked. Drew was next and he singled sending Gomes to third, and then he would steal second. And then it looked as if it all came down to Iglesias who was just called up for the series, to win us the game. But nope! He had a great at bat and forced the walk to first, loading the bases. Then the Indians pitcher apparently had an injury and to be honest, I bet he just did this so that he wouldn't have to pitch, but who am I to jump to conclusions? And then finally, here's who it came down to, Jacoby Ellsbury, who has seen a significant struggle at the plate. The new Indians pitcher, warmed up and was ready to go. On the first pitch Ellsbury sees, he smacks it for a double to center field as Gomes and Drew would score at home plate to give the Sox the 6-5 walk off win! Other than that, the only thing I have to say is, Doubrant did OK, not his best, giving up 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, but 8 strikeouts. He also gave up 2 home runs.

So, the return of Terry Francona was spoiled for him as his Tribe lost. Man, what a win. That great at bat from Iglesias and then that walk off double by Ellsbury, WOO! The Red Sox finished the series taking 3 out 4 games and are currently on a 3 game win streak, as they are 7-3 in their last 10 games. They are also tied for first in the division with the good old Yankees, 30-19, and the Red Sox, 31-20.

So the Red Sox (31-20) will face the Phillies (24-26) in an inter league match up, that will have 2 games played at Fenway and 2 games played at Philly in a 4 game series. The downside of tomorrow is that Clay Buchholz will be on rest for a day due to an irritation in his arm, and Alfredo Aceves will be in his place to start tomorrow. The good news is that Buchholz will be able to pitch Tuesday. Hopefully we win tomorrow...

- DJ