The Roid Sox take a 9-0 lead into the top of the sixth inning at home...

[madinmaryland]

and lose 15-9. Back-to-back seven run innings for the Skankees.



BOSTON (AP) -- Nick Swisher hit a grand slam to help the Yankees erase a nine-run deficit, then he added a two-run double to give them the lead as New York posted back-to-back seven-run innings to beat Boston 15-9 on Saturday and send the Red Sox to their fifth straight loss.

A day after Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz gave up five homers and the Yankees spoiled Fenway Park's 100th anniversary party, Boston chased New York starter Freddy Garcia after 1 2-3 innings and opened a 9-0 lead through five. But Mark Teixeira homered twice, the second a three-run shot in the seven-run seventh that cut the deficit to 9-8.

Swisher hit a two-run double off the center field wall in the eighth to make it 10-8. Teixeira, who homered from both sides of the plate for the 13th time in his career, and Swisher each had six RBIs.

Rafael Soriano (2-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief.

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[El Supremo]

1. ...

[madinmaryland]

2. I think the name "Roid Sox" doesn't apply any more...

I'm thinking that it might just be the Red Sux this year.

[bluedigger]

3. No argument here.

[Renew Deal]

4. Impressive

[Auggie]

5. Lots of heads exploding in New England tonight

[madinmaryland]

6. I had the game on before we went out to dinner, and figured there would be some haha's at the

expense of Skankee fans! After digesting my pasta and meatballs with a glass of wine, I checked the scores and noticed that the Skanks actually won the game 15-9. Obviously I had to post about the score!!

[Auggie]

7. And I'm glad you did! A melt down like that is big news!

Thanks, mim.

[Elwood P Dowd]

8. I'm almost 65, and I can't remember the last time I actually watched a MLB game on TV

where the home team blew a 9-0 lead that late in the game. I did watch a game in person once when the Braves fell apart and lost to the Pirates 20-10 back in August 1970. A ton of great baseball players, mostly guys like Aaron and Clemente, were on those two teams.

[Broken_Hero]

9. In 2001....

My Mariners were up 12-0 vs the Indians....and lost, 14-15.

[Auggie]

10. I remember it well

Sunday night game on ESPN. Seattle was playing great that year but just fell apart.

[Jamaal510]

11. As the saying goes,

"you can't win 'em all". But we've all seen this movie before, where either the Red Sox or Yankees start off slow every season, and then they heat up while the rest of the AL East fades away. It's one of the most predictable divisions in baseball.

[Ishoutandscream2]

12. Great, fuck them!

Sox and Yankees. Fuck em both.