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MLBSeptember 28, 2011

Red Sox ML

Red Sox at Orioles · Orioles 4, Red Sox 3

Game 162. Boston led 3-2 in the ninth, and Jonathan Papelbon struck out the first two Orioles. With two outs and nobody on, Chris Davis doubled, Nolan Reimold doubled him home with two strikes, and Robert Andino's sinking liner fell in front of a sliding Carl Crawford as Reimold scored. About three minutes later Evan Longoria's walk-off homer in Tampa finished the Rays' comeback from 7-0 down and took the wild card.

Munson They went all of September without winning two in a row. On the last night they didn't need two. They needed one strike.

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Closing moneyline not verified; no reputable published number found. On the morning of Sept. 4 the Red Sox had a 99.78% chance to make the playoffs per Clay Davenport's projection, cited by Sports Illustrated.
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