4 th ▁in ning ▁with ▁st arter ▁G av in ▁F loyd ▁in ▁relief , ▁a ▁le ado ff ▁h itter ▁Core y ▁P atter son ▁hit ▁a ▁walk - off ▁hom er ▁which ▁ended ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 – 8 . ▁The ▁So x ▁suffered ▁their ▁fourth ▁walk - off ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁that ▁series , ▁John ▁D anks ▁gave ▁up ▁ 9 ▁runs ▁in ▁ 4 ▁inn ings . ▁The ▁So x ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁ 1 3 – 4 ▁and ▁D anks ▁was ▁then ▁ 0 – 8 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 2 5 ▁E RA . ▁With ▁the ▁only ▁win ▁in ▁that ▁four - game ▁series ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁op ener ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁So x ▁had ▁lost ▁seven ▁straight ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁a ▁four - game ▁series ▁when ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁op ener ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁On ▁Memorial ▁Day , ▁the ▁So x ▁took ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁at ▁Boston ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 – 3 . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁So x ▁defeated ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁ 1 0 – 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁b ull pen ▁allowed ▁ 6 ▁runs ▁in ▁final ▁two ▁inn ings . ▁The ▁So x ▁finished ▁May ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 – 1 3 ▁record . ▁