BOSTON -- No one felt worse than Dane Myers during the early going on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. By game’s end, there weren’t many people who felt better in the Marlins’ 5-3 comeback victory over the Red Sox.
Call it the “Dane Myers Redemption Game.”
With two outs in the fourth inning, Wilyer Abreu lifted a ball to right field, where Myers initially caught the ball. But it would bounce out of his glove and over for a two-run homer when Myers made contact with the wall. It gave Boston a 2-1 lead at the time.
Come the ninth inning, Miami trailed, 3-2, but the club wouldn’t need to face closer Aroldis Chapman, who was unavailable in the series finale after being forced to enter Saturday night’s game due to a Marlins rally that fell short.
The Marlins capitalized, as Myers led of