ventually benoit settled into the role. fter the tigers had dominated leading into the bottom of the eighth, benoit greeted with a first-pitch grand slam hit by ortiz. 1-2. >> tim: talk about out of the depths of despair. my gosh. >> joe: phil coke is the lefty, and rick porcello is the right-hander. that is foul. >> tim: let's go back to first and second and two outs. the single by pedroia to right field. brian butterfield, the third base coach, up with the stop sign. knowing that one swing of the bat could tie the game, and it did. >> joe: and hunter did everything that he could all out, and able to continue now. another 1-2 to napoli, and another foul ball, out of play. this inning has seen four pitchers. the 38-year-old torii hunter over the wall in right along with the baseball. napoli keeps it 1-2. scherzer went the first seven and then veras with the first pitch hit to drew, and then smyly walked ellsbury, and alburquerque with the strikeout and then allowed the base hit to pedroia, and then benoit came in and david o