2007 ALCS Game 5 vs Indians

Lore & Background

In Game 5, facing a tied series, the Red Sox won to take a 3-2 lead in the series.

In Their Own Story

The air inside Jacobs Field tasted of stale popcorn and suffocating despair for the home crowd as the Red Sox marched out, their confidence radiating like a shield against the hostile noise. The silence that fell over the stadium when Mike Lowell stepped to the plate in the second inning was absolute; it shattered instantly into a collective groan as he drilled a towering drive deep into the left-field stands, ripping the heart out of Cleveland's momentum. By the time Josh Beckett struck out the side in the fifth, the script had already been written: the Indians' offense was neutered, and Boston was in total control. When the final out was recorded, it wasn't greeted with a polite applause but with the deafening roar of 40,000 traveling Red Sox fans who had turned an enemy stadium into their own living room—a coronation on hostile soil that felt less like a baseball game and more like a takeover.

Reader's Guide

The Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games in the 2007 ALCS, despite falling behind 3-1 in the series.

Did You Know?

• The Red Sox won the ALCS in seven games after trailing 3-1.
• The Red Sox swept the World Series after winning the ALCS.