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BOSTON -- Yes, there was some amount of dread when a bases-loaded, nobody-out rally suddenly became two outs and the batter left to rescue the Red Sox and salvage some runs was J.D. Drew. To be frank, Drew did not deliver during much of his inaugural season in Boston and the Fenway faithful had grown frustrated by it. But this was Game 6 of the American League Championship Series and Drew had the golden opportunity to erase a season's worth of frustration with one swing. The left-handed hitter did just that, stroking a grand slam just over the wall in center field that provided a jolt of electricity though the ballpark.
It was an early knockout punch delivered by Drew and the Red Sox, busting out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of an eventual 12-2 romp that would force Game 7.

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