Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-6

As the late, great broadcaster Ned Martin might have exclaimed, "Mercy."

For the second straight game, the Red Sox last night overcame an unnerving lapse by Keith Foulke and rallied past the Orioles in their topsy-turvy ride toward the postseason. After Foulke blew a 6-5 lead by surrendering a pinch homer to Rafael Palmeiro leading off the ninth inning, the Sox rescued him again when Orlando Cabrera homered off Rick Bauer leading off the bottom of the 12th for a rousing...