An even greater escape for Mo--Game 4 of the 2006 Boston Massacre

Game 4 of the 2006 Boston Massacre, 8/20/06, a Sunday Night ESPN game at Boston, went 10 innings, 4 hours and 17 minutes. Rivera entered with the score tied 5-5 bottom of the 9th.

• He again loaded the bases, though he got 1 out along the way (from a bunt). In this case, if he had given up just the 1 run, the game would've been over, making this game an even greater escape than today:

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Bobby Abreu pitching and batting 3rd; Alex Rodriguez moves to 3B (team loses DH); Bernie Williams moves to RF
          ---  5   18%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   17%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   28%  K Youkilis      Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ramirez to 2B
          12-      15%  M Lowell        Passed Ball; Ramirez to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
      -23  4   16%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Gabe Kapler batting 7th
   O      123  4   33%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   50%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 5.

****************Rivera also pitched the 10th, and got the Win. (No save--In my experience, Goose Gossage and Tim Kurkjian won't tell you about a game like this).

• A note: CORY LIDLE pitched the following day in Boston,

Monday, August 21, 2006, winning the 5th game of the 2006 Boston Massacre.

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