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Article: Red Sox Get An Extra Chance; Ortiz's HR in 12th Inning Averts Sweep
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- The Washington Post
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- October 18, 2004
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Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
The loyalty of Boston Red Sox fans this season was never more
tested than in the ninth inning of what appeared to be the deciding
Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night.
With New York Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera on the mound and a
one-run deficit, the beloved Red Sox were as good as done. New York
would sweep away the Red Sox on the way to a 40th World Series
appearance and fans would, for the 86th consecutive season, finish
the year without a championship.
Red Sox fans, hardly rewarded for their faith, will know the Red
Sox did not go out passively, beating the Yankees, 6-4, in 12 innings
at Fenway Park in the longest game in ALCS history ...