These are the games that make me miss meaningful September Sox baseball…
Dodgers 9th
Jon Adkins pitching:
Jeff Kent: Ball, Kent homered to center
J.D. Drew: Strike looking, ball, ball, Drew homered to right
Trevor Hoffman relieved Jon Adkins:
Russell Martin: Martin homered to left center
Marlon Anderson: Anderson homered to right
This is from CBS Sportsline’s play-by-play page of last night’s Dodgers-Padres tilt. The Dodgers, trailing by four in the ninth, hit four consecutive solo shots to tie it up…only to lose the lead in the visitor’s half of the tenth, and then ultimately win on a two-run shot by Nomar Garciaparra in the bottom half. The Dodgers re-took the lead in the NL West as a result of the win.
It was the sort of victory that propels teams to do glorious things. Keep your eyes open, baseball-loving Sox fans. There is still a lot of enjoyment to be experienced this season.