Boston Red Sox George Kottaras, left, is tagged out by Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 11-10. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Updated: Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 5:14 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 5:13 PM EDT
BALTIMORE (AP) - The Red Sox used a four-run ninth inning to pull even, Julio Lugo singled in the tiebreaking run in the 11th and Jonathan Papelbon became Boston's career saves leader by closing out a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
Papelbon got three outs in the 11th for his 20th save this season and 133rd with the Red Sox, breaking the team record held by Bob Stanley. Less than 24 hours earlier, Papelbon yielded the key hit in the eighth inning of a game in which Boston blew a 10-1 lead
before losing 11-10.
In this one, Red Sox pitchers retired the final 24 batters. Ty Wigginton hit a leadoff homer in the fourth off Josh Beckett to put the Orioles up 5-1, but that would be Baltimore's final baserunner.
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