On October 17, 2004, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees faced off in game four of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The Yankees had a commanding 3-0 lead in the series and were just one win away from advancing to the World Series. However, what happened next would become one of the most memorable games in MLB history.

The game started out in favor of the Yankees, with Alex Rodriguez hitting a home run in the second inning to give them a 4-3 lead. But the Red Sox fought back, tying the game in the sixth and scoring three more runs in the seventh to take a 7-4 lead.

The Yankees were not ready to give up, though. In the eighth inning, they staged an incredible comeback, scoring three runs to tie the game at 7-7. The Boston crowd fell silent, fearing that their team was about to lose another heartbreaking game to their bitter rivals.

The game went into extra innings, and it wasn't until the bottom of the 12th that history was made. David Ortiz stepped up to the plate with one out and a runner on first base. He hit a towering home run over the right field wall to give the Red Sox a stunning 6-5 victory.

The Boston crowd erupted in cheers, and the Red Sox players stormed the field, celebrating their first win of the series. What followed was even more remarkable. The Red Sox went on to win the next three games, completing an improbable comeback and becoming the first team in MLB history to win a playoff series after being down 0-3.

The miracle game of the 2004 ALCS will forever be remembered as a turning point in baseball history. It showed that no matter how bleak the situation may seem, anything is possible in the game of baseball.