Just like that a 9 game lead on September 3rd vanished for the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays took over the wild card spot. The Red Sox were the victims of their own demise as they stranded 11 runners and could not build on their 3-2 lead over the Orioles going into the 9th inning. Down 3-2 with a man on first and 2 outs, Nolan Reimold doubled to deep right center allowing pinch runner Kyle Hudson to score the tying run. Robert Andino finished off the comeback as he hit a single to left field driving in Reimold for the 4-3 win and sending Boston out of the playoffs:



