GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (23-29) at BOSTON (36-17)

AL: NY YANKEES (23-29) at BOSTON (36-17)

<h3>There's always fireworks at Red Sox-Yankees</h3>

NY Yankees (23-29) at Boston (36-17), 3:55 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) -- A seemingly harmless 9-5 drubbing Fridayturned into a heated exchange as Scott Proctor hummed a fastballunder the chin of Kevin Youkilis. The benches cleared, but nopunches were thrown.

Hopefully the tempers will have cooled by Saturday, when theBoston Red Sox host the New York Yankees in the second game oftheir three-game set.

All in all, five batters were hit by pitches in Friday'scontest, including a fastball from Yankees starter Chien-MingWang that left Mike Lowell with a left hand contusion and forcedhim out of the game.

Curt Schilling - never one to shy away from a battle - will takethe mound for the Red Sox on Saturday. The veteran righthanderis coming off his finest performance of the season, when heheld the Cleveland Indians one run in seven innings whilestriking out 10 and not issuing a walk.

Schilling (5-2, 3.68 ERA) has been hit hard by New York in twostarts this season. He has allowed 11 runs - 10 earned - in 13innings against the Yankees, picking up the loss on May 23 andnot factoring in the decision on April 20.

The Yankees will counter with their own veteran righthander MikeMussina. The 38-year-old had his worst start of the seasonagainst Boston on May 22.

Mussina allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings to takethe loss.

He might have a stronger offense to work with this time though,as Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera are all showingsigns of breaking out of their season-long slumps. Each had twohits in Friday's game.

With Friday's win the Yankees pulled to within 12 1/2 games ofthe front-running Red Sox.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS

NY YANKEES BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Bobby Abreu RF .234 2 22 Julio Lugo SS .224 3 31
Derek Jeter SS .340 3 28 Dustin Pedroia 2B .323 2 12
Hideki Matsui LF .281 5 25 David Ortiz DH .324 9 39
Alex Rodriguez 3B .293 19 45 Manny Ramirez LF .283 8 32
Jorge Posada DH .358 6 33 Kevin Youkilis 1B .353 8 30
Robinson Cano 2B .269 3 25 Mike Lowell 3B .328 10 41
Melky Cabrera CF .234 2 16 Jason Varitek C .277 5 26
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .215 4 15 Wily Mo Pena RF .230 3 7
Wil Nieves C .103 0 3 Coco Crisp CF .229 1 15

Mike Mussina RHP (2-3, 5.86) Curt Schilling RHP (5-2, 3.68)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (2-3, 5.86)
BOS - CURT SCHILLING (5-2, 3.68)

UMPIRES: HP - PHIL CUZZI
1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE
2B - JERRY CRAWFORD
3B - BRIAN O'NORA

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA AND WIL NIEVES
BOS - CURT SCHILLING AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.234, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
D JETER (.340, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
H MATSUI (.281, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.224, 3 HR, 31 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.323, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.324, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.86

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Schilling 0-2.
Batters faced: C Schilling 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL NY YANKEES AT BOSTON
NOTE: BOSTON SECOND BASEMAN DUSTIN PEDROIA SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.358, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
R CANO (.269, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
M CABRERA (.234, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (0) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
W Nieves c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.70

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 14-9; C Schilling 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 2-1; C Schilling 0-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 4; C Schilling 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MELKY CABRERA (3) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF CURT SCHILLING.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, BOSTON 0

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D MIENTKIEWICZ (.215, 4 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 1 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.353, 8 HR, 30 RBI)
M LOWELL (.328, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
J VARITEK (.277, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). HR - M Cabrera (3, 2nd inning off C
Schilling 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (17). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 1.


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NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
BOSTON - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.70

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.70

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 14-9; C Schilling 27-20. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 2-1; C Schilling 2-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 4; C Schilling 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 1 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.233, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.343, 1-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .343
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). HR - M Cabrera (3, 2nd inning off C
Schilling 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (17). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 6 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez, J Varitek. Team LOB - 1.


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NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.54

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.70

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 25-15; C Schilling 27-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 5-1; C Schilling 2-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 7; C Schilling 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 0 1 4 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: W PENA (.230, 3 HR, 7 RBI)
C CRISP (.229, 1 HR, 15 RBI)
J LUGO (.223, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .341
H Matsui lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 12 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). HR - M Cabrera (3, 2nd inning off C
Schilling 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (17). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
W Pena rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 6 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - M Ramirez, J Varitek. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


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NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.54

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 3.65

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 25-15; C Schilling 37-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 5-1; C Schilling 4-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 7; C Schilling 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JULIO LUGO SCORED WILY MO PENA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.328, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 1 0 1 4 0
BOSTON 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
BOS - CURT SCHILLING

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.291, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.356, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (1) VS BOSTON (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .341
H Matsui lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Posada dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
W Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100

Totals 12 1 4 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (12, C Schilling). HR - M Cabrera (3, 2nd inning off C
Schilling 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Cabrera (17). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. GIDP - D Jeter. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz, R Cano-D Jeter-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
D Ortiz dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
W Pena rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - W Pena (4, M Mussina). S - C Crisp. RBI - J Lugo (32). GIDP - M
Ramirez, J Varitek. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


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NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
BOSTON - 001 -- 1
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.63

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 3.65

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 36-24; C Schilling 37-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
M Mussina 7-2; C Schilling 4-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 11; C Schilling 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian
O'Nora.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>