Late Rally Comes Up Short

David Ortiz hit a 2 run homer in the bottom of the 9th to bring the Sox within 2 but that was as close as they would come. The bullpen gave away a win today as a group; Okajima had a blown save and the rest of the bullpen was tagged for 6 runs. Lugo's hit streak came to an end, Manny went 3-5, Coco just missed hitting 2 home runs, and Papi is among the league leaders in RBI's now. On what should have been a day to celebrate a series victory and the outstanding debut of Justin Masterson, the Sox will leave town knowing they let one get away.<br /><br />Sox Lose 7-5 <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_04_24_anamlb_bosmlb_1&c_id=bos">BOX SCORE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation</div><p><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/FenwayWest?a=9wsJ4P"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/FenwayWest?i=9wsJ4P" border="0"></a></p><div class="feedflare"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FenwayWest?a=xNpRSMG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/FenwayWest?i=xNpRSMG" border="0"></a></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FenwayWest/~4/277175505" height="1" width="1"/>