2004 ALCS Game 4 vs New York Yankees

Dave Roberts' steal and David Ortiz's 12th-inning homer start the comeback.

Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series was played on October 17, 2004, at Fenway Park. Trailing the New York Yankees three games to none and 4–3 in the ninth inning, the Boston Red Sox tied the game when pinch-runner Dave Roberts stole second and scored on Bill Mueller's single off Mariano Rivera, and won 6–4 in the 12th inning on David Ortiz's two-run walk-off home run.

Quick Facts

Date: October 17, 2004
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston
Score: Red Sox 6, Yankees 4 (12 innings)
Winning pitcher: Curtis Leskanic
Losing pitcher: Paul Quantrill
Home runs: Alex Rodríguez (NYY), David Ortiz (BOS)
Series after game: Yankees lead 3–1

Facts from the source article.

Background

Orlando Hernández started for New York against Derek Lowe. Alex Rodríguez hit a two-run home run over the Green Monster in the third, and Ortiz's two-run single in the fifth gave Boston a 3–2 lead before New York went back ahead. Rivera walked Kevin Millar to lead off the ninth, and Roberts ran for him. Curtis Leskanic got the win, and Ortiz became the first player with two walk-off home runs in the same postseason; the first had capped Boston's sweep of the Anaheim Angels in the Division Series.