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Article: Red Sox rally from 7-0 deficit; stay alive in ALCS
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- October 17, 2008
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Down seven runs and running out of time, the Boston Red Sox weren't quite ready to go away.
The defending World Series champions pulled off the biggest postseason comeback in 79 years, beating the Rays 8-7 Thursday night on J.D. Drew's two-out single in the ninth to stave off elimination in the best-of-seven AL championship series.
Fresh off the latest October rally by the comeback kings, Boston headed to Tampa Bay trailing three games to two.
"The first six innings we did nothing. They had their way with us every way possible," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "And then this place came unglued, and we've seen that before. But because of the situation ...