GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (80-52) at NY YANKEES (73-59)

AL: BOSTON (80-52) at NY YANKEES (73-59)

<h3>AL East rivals continue bitter rivalry</h3>



Boston (80-52) at NY Yankees (73-59) 7:05 pm EDT


BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Coming off a loss in the seriesopener to their hated rival, the Boston Red Sox turn to JoshBeckett as they look to maintain a comfortable division leadover the New York Yankees when the teams continue theirthree-game series on Wednesday.


The Red Sox saw their division lead slip in the American LeagueEast to seven games with a 5-3 loss against the Yankees onTuesday as Andy Pettitte extended his second half magic,improving to 8-1 over his last 10 starts since the All-Starbreak.


As good as Pettitte has been lately, Beckett (16-5, 3.21 ERA)has bested that mark on the road. He is 9-1 with a 1.90 ERA in10 road starts, including Friday's 11-3 victory over the WhiteSox in which he allowed three runs and seven hits over 5 2/3innings.


Looking to become the majors' first 17-game winner, therighthander is 3-2 with a 7.91 ERA in six starts against theYankees since joining the Red Sox in 2006.


His opponent on the mound will be Roger Clemens (5-5, 4.34). Helanguished through five frames and did not factor in thedecision in his last start on Friday - a 9-6, 11-inning defeatagainst the Tigers, in which the 45-year-old surrendered sixruns and six hits over five innings.


He is 8-5 with a 3.85 ERA in 19 career starts against the RedSox.

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .240 6 63 Johnny Damon LF .266 9 49
Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 6 42 Derek Jeter SS .318 9 59
David Ortiz DH .322 24 88 Bobby Abreu RF .287 15 87
Mike Lowell 3B .324 17 93 Alex Rodriguez 3B .305 43 123
Kevin Youkilis 1B .290 13 69 Hideki Matsui DH .303 23 91
J.D. Drew RF .259 7 46 Jorge Posada C .331 16 78
Jason Varitek C .265 12 57 Jason Giambi 1B .263 12 29
Coco Crisp CF .270 5 48 Robinson Cano 2B .302 14 74
Eric Hinske LF .206 5 16 Melky Cabrera CF .291 8 57

Josh Beckett RHP (16-5, 3.21) Roger Clemens RHP (5-5, 4.34)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .240 6 63 Johnny Damon LF .266 9 49
Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 6 42 Derek Jeter SS .318 9 59
David Ortiz DH .322 24 88 Bobby Abreu RF .287 15 87
Mike Lowell 3B .324 17 93 Alex Rodriguez 3B .305 43 123
Kevin Youkilis 1B .290 13 69 Hideki Matsui DH .303 23 91
J.D. Drew RF .259 7 46 Jorge Posada C .331 16 78
Jason Varitek C .265 12 57 Jason Giambi 1B .263 12 29
Eric Hinske LF .206 5 16 Robinson Cano 2B .302 14 74
Coco Crisp CF .270 5 48 Melky Cabrera CF .291 8 57

Josh Beckett RHP (16-5, 3.21) Roger Clemens RHP (5-5, 4.34)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .240 6 63 Johnny Damon LF .266 9 49
Dustin Pedroia 2B .318 6 42 Derek Jeter SS .318 9 59
David Ortiz DH .322 24 88 Bobby Abreu RF .287 15 87
Mike Lowell 3B .324 17 93 Alex Rodriguez 3B .305 43 123
Kevin Youkilis 1B .290 13 69 Hideki Matsui DH .303 23 91
J.D. Drew RF .259 7 46 Jorge Posada C .331 16 78
Jason Varitek C .265 12 57 Jason Giambi 1B .263 12 29
Coco Crisp CF .270 5 48 Robinson Cano 2B .302 14 74
Eric Hinske LF .206 5 16 Melky Cabrera CF .291 8 57

Josh Beckett RHP (16-5, 3.21) Roger Clemens RHP (5-5, 4.34)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT (16-5, 3.21)
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (5-5, 4.34)

UMPIRES: HP - MARK CARLSON
1B - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
2B - TED BARRETT
3B - DERRYL COUSINS

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, clear
WIND: 4 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.240, 6 HR, 63 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.318, 6 HR, 42 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.322, 24 HR, 88 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.266, 9 HR, 49 RBI)
D JETER (.318, 9 HR, 59 RBI)
B ABREU (.287, 15 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.21

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

HBP - D Pedroia (by R Clemens). Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 12-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: R Clemens 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.324, 17 HR, 93 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.290, 13 HR, 69 RBI)
J DREW (.259, 7 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (31, J Beckett). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.19

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.29

HBP - D Pedroia (by R Clemens). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 14-8; R Clemens
12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 1-1; R Clemens 1-1. Batters faced: J
Beckett 4; R Clemens 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.303, 23 HR, 91 RBI)
J POSADA (.331, 16 HR, 78 RBI)
J GIAMBI (.263, 12 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 5 0 0 0 2 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/J Posada).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
J Giambi 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (31, J Beckett). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.19

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.24

HBP - D Pedroia (by R Clemens). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 14-8; R Clemens
31-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 1-1; R Clemens 2-3. Batters faced: J
Beckett 4; R Clemens 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED JORGE POSADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON FIRST, R CANO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOHNNY DAMON SCORED ROBINSON CANO AND MELKY
CABRERA.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J DAMON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.319, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: E HINSKE (.206, 5 HR, 16 RBI)
J LUGO (.239, 0-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (.318, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS NY YANKEES (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206

Totals 5 0 0 0 2 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Beckett (1, throw).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
D Jeter ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .321
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Posada c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Cano 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293

Totals 11 3 5 3 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (31, J Beckett). RBI - M Cabrera (58), J Damon 2 (51).
2-out RBI - M Cabrera, J Damon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 2. Team LOB - 3.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 03 -- 3
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 3.33

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.24

WP - J Beckett. HBP - D Pedroia (by R Clemens). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett
46-27; R Clemens 31-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 2-2; R Clemens 2-3.
Batters faced: J Beckett 12; R Clemens 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT
NYY - ROGER CLEMENS

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.304, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.303, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
E Hinske lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206

Totals 7 0 0 0 3 0 3

BATTING: S - D Pedroia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1, D
Ortiz 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by R Clemens/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - J Beckett (1, throw).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .267
D Jeter ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .321
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303
J Posada c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
R Cano 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .293

Totals 11 3 5 3 1 2 5

BATTING: 2B - D Jeter (31, J Beckett). RBI - M Cabrera (58), J Damon 2 (51).
2-out RBI - M Cabrera, J Damon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1, B Abreu 2. Team LOB - 3.


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 03 -- 3
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Beckett 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 3.33

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 4.19

WP - J Beckett. HBP - D Pedroia (by R Clemens). Pitches-strikes: J Beckett
46-27; R Clemens 46-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 2-2; R Clemens 4-4.
Batters faced: J Beckett 12; R Clemens 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 79 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>