The Red Sox tied it in the fourth off Scott Richmond. Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz opened the inning with singles, putting runners at first and third. After Jason Bay looked at a third strike, J.D. Drew ripped an RBI single to right and sent Ortiz around to third, from where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Varitek, cutting Toronto's lead to 3-2.
Alex Gonzalez kept the rally going with a single, and then the Red Sox caught a tough break on Jacoby Ellsbury's blast into the center-field triangle. Instead of being a two-run triple that would have put the Red Sox ahead, the ball took a high bounce into the stands for a ground-rul double, forcing Gonzalez to go back to third. Dustin Pedroia then struck out to leave the score knotted 3-3.
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