On October 16, 2008 — The Red Sox, behind 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, score eight runs in the three last frames to beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the ALCS at Fenway Park, 8-7. Boston’s comeback victory is the biggest postseason rally since the 1929 A’s tallied ten times in the seventh inning to wipe out an eight-run deficit against the Cubs in their 10-8 victory in Game 4 of the World Series.
JD Drew homered and delivered the walk off single in the bottom of the 9th scoring Kevin Youkilis with the winning run.