The Orioles, who once led 7-0, gave up their lead in the fifth. After Guthrie retired the first two batters, Drew tripled off the center-field wall, and Bay and Lowell drew walks to load the bases. Varitek skimmed a grounder that first baseman Aubrey Huff booted for an error as Drew scored, and Nick Green slammed a double off the center-field wall to tie up the game at 8-8 and finish Guthrie. Reliever Danys Baez got Ellsbury to ground out with the go-ahead runs on second and third and end the rally.
All the Red Sox runs were unearned.