Vaughn Is the Hero as Boston Wins

Another late-inning comeback was a fitting ending to an incredible homestand by the Boston Red Sox.

Mo Vaughn drove in his third run of the game with a two-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday as the Red Sox came from behind for a 6-5 Patriots Day victory over the Cleveland Indians.

The win completed Boston’s homestand at 9-1, and was the team’s sixth victory in its last at-bat. Included were two extra-inning victories, three others in the bottom of the ninth, and one on a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth. During the stretch, the Red Sox batted .317, scored 55 runs and hit 16 homers.

With two out in the 11th, Jim Leyritz, who tied the game with a homer in the ninth, singled to left and Damon Buford walked on four pitches against reliever Eric Plunk (1-1).

Vaughn, who weakly fouled off the first two pitches, then delivered his third hit of the game for the winning run.

“You only need one strike,” said Vaughn, who ignited the homestand with a game-winning grand slam on April 10. “We’re on a roll and we know that. We just don’t want a letdown.”