It looked like the Red Sox were headed for another painful loss to the Mariners as the game entered the bottom of the 7th. Lester had given up 4 runs (3 earned) and the Sox were down by one as the Mariners turned their bullpen. With runners on first and second Youk made an out and failed to advance the runners but Big Papi (who had already homered in the game) saved the day with a base hit driving in the tying run. Then Bay got on and with bases loaded Ells drew a walk to bring in the go-ahead run. Kotsay then got a hit and the Red Sox were in the driver’s seat. Masterson and Oki went the rest of the way and didn’t allow a hit.
Red Sox Win 8-4 BOX SCORE
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
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