Sweet Revenge: Sox Make History to Get Spot in Series

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NEW YORK -- It came to this: A tumultuous 243 days after they began to gather for spring training, the Red Sox Wednesday night had a chance to change history.

Placing their faith in Derek Lowe, whose days in Boston almost certainly are numbered after the season, the Sox were trying to complete the greatest comeback in the annals of professional baseball. All they needed was one more victory over the Yankees to become the first team in the sport's history to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games.

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Sweet Revenge: Sox Make History to Get Spot in Series

And the Sox delivered, clinching their 11th American League pennant -- and first since 1986 -- by surging to an 8-1 lead through four innings on three home runs, a two-run shot by David Ortiz off Kevin Brown in the first i...

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