What curse? Boston ties up series with the A's

Boston's David Ortiz connects for a double that drove in two runs in the eighth inning Sunday. It was Ortiz's first hit of the series.

From the WashPost:

BOSTON, Oct. 5 -- Four outs. Four measly outs separated the Boston Red Sox from another long winter of sad conversations about what might have been.

But thanks to David Ortiz, the misery that is a familiar offseason feeling for Red Sox fans did not begin today. Ortiz snapped out of an 0-for-16 slump with a two-run double in the eighth inning, and Boston's bullpen continued its recent turnaround as the Red Sox forced a decisive Game 5 on Monday with a second straight improbable comeback victory.

0 and 16! He was due!

The Red Sox, who pulled off the 5-4 victory in Game 4 this afternoon in front of a capacity crowd of 35,048 at Fenway Park, will try to duplicate their feat of four years ago when they came back to knock off Cleveland in the American League Division Series after losing the first two games.

"We've got Pedro [Martinez] going in Game 5," Boston first baseman Kevin Millar said. "We'll take our chances with the best pitcher in the world. I like it."

Me too - go Sox!

[BTW - a big thumbs down for the Boston Globe who did not update their web page after the Red Sox win this afternoon. Lame.]