In must-win spot, Sox can draw from own history

BOSTON — Behind closed doors, the discussions amongst Red Sox players and coaches on Saturday at Fenway Park revolved largely around wiping away their last two days in Cleveland, stressing the importance of having a short memory as they face elimination in the American League Division Series in Game 3 (Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, TBS).

Yet if the Red Sox are going to turn any pages, perhaps they should be in their own history book. Boston has crafted a knack for laughing in the face of elimination, including doing it twice to stun these same Indians, rallying from down 2-0 in the 1999 ALDS and down 3-1 in the 2007 American League Championship Series.

No wonder, with the nostalgia of David Ortiz’s looming farewell thick in the air, there is a sense that this series has plenty of life left.

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“It’s not over yet,” Dustin Pedroia said. “There’s not really another response to that. They have to beat us three times, not two.”

The Red Sox are the only team in postseason history to win multiple five-game series after trailing 2-0, extending their seasons despite falling behind Cleveland in the ’99 ALDS (Pedro Martinez memorably firing six hitless innings in relief for Game 5) and getting off the mat against the Athletics in the 2003 ALDS.

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