Comeback Threats

At MLB.com, Mike Bauman's column on last night's game began:

The New York Yankees cannot be counted out of any game in which they still have at-bats remaining.

It was a remarkable comeback for New York, and a tough loss for the Red Sox, but the 2007 Red Sox have a better record than the 2007 Yankees when they are trailing after:

             Red Sox      Yankees
1 inning    11-16 .407    9-23 .281
2 innings   17-25 .405    9-28 .243
3 innings   17-29 .370   12-41 .226
4 innings   17-40 .298   10-44 .185
5 innings   11-44 .200   10-48 .172
6 innings   10-51 .164    6-48 .111
7 innings    8-52 .133    6-53 .102
and
8 innings    3-51 .056    3-55 .052

The Yankees (which have a better record in extra innings than Boston: 6-14 to 4-10) are always a threat for a big inning, so while Bauman's statement is not wrong, the Red Sox are the better example of a team not to be "counted out of any game in which they still have at-bats remaining".