GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (30-14) at NY YANKEES (20-23)

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .248
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329
J Varitek c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 8 3 5 3 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (11, M Mussina). HR - M Ramirez (7, 1st inning off M
Mussina 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 3 (28). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Crisp 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 300 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 000 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 5.36

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 7 5 7 7 0 1 1 6.44

WP - J Tavarez. Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 0-0; M Mussina 31-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 0-0; M Mussina 2-0. Batters faced: J Tavarez 0; M
Mussina 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.271, 0-FOR-0)
D JETER (.365, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
H MATSUI (.282, 3 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
M Ramirez lf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .248
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329
J Varitek c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260

Totals 8 3 5 3 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (11, M Mussina). HR - M Ramirez (7, 1st inning off M
Mussina 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 3 (28). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - C Crisp 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .374
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 300 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 000 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 5.36

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 8 5 7 7 0 1 1 6.23

WP - J Tavarez. Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 0-0; M Mussina 31-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 0-0; M Mussina 2-0. Batters faced: J Tavarez 0; M
Mussina 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JAVIER LOPEZ (1-0, 3.37) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: B ABREU (.241, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Lopez relieved J Tavarez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B Abreu (.241, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.283, 1-FOR-2)
C CRISP (.236, 0-FOR-2)
D PEDROIA (.265, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .341
D Ortiz dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .321
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .246
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .331
J Varitek c 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
C Crisp cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 24 4 8 4 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (11, M Mussina). HR - M Ramirez (7, 1st inning off M
Mussina 2 on, 1 Out), M Lowell (9, 4th inning off M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out). RBI -
M Ramirez 3 (28), M Lowell (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Crisp 1. GIDP - J Lugo, J Drew. Team LOB - 2.

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .358
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
J Posada c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .373
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
J Giambi dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210

Totals 20 2 3 1 4 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (10, J Tavarez). RBI - D Jeter (26). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Posada. Team LOB - 4.


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


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BOSTON - 300 100 -- 4
NY YANKEES - 000 110 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 5 2/3 3 2 2 4 2 0 5.27
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 8 4 4 0 2 2 5.72

WP - J Tavarez. Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 106-58; J Lopez 4-3; M Mussina
82-55. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 7-8; J Lopez 0-0; M Mussina 8-8.
Batters faced: J Tavarez 23; J Lopez 1; M Mussina 24.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.341, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED JULIO LUGO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.321, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: MIKE MYERS (0-0, 3.43) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.321, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Myers relieved M Mussina.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 6
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D Ortiz (.321, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DAVID ORTIZ SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.246, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: LUIS VIZCAINO (2-1, 6.85) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7, NY YANKEES 2

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.246, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Vizcaino relieved M Myers.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Ramirez (.246, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 11 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J GIAMBI (.270, 0-FOR-1, BB)
R CANO (.250, 1-FOR-2)
D MIENTKIEWICZ (.210, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (7) VS NY YANKEES (2) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .345
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .325
M Ramirez lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .244
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .331
J Varitek c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .283
C Crisp cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .234
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263

Totals 30 7 11 7 1 2 8

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (11, M Mussina); K Youkilis (13, M Mussina). HR - M
Ramirez (7, 1st inning off M Mussina 2 on, 1 Out), M Lowell (9, 4th inning off
M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 3 (28), M Lowell (36), J Lugo (27), K
Youkilis (24), D Ortiz (37). 2-out RBI - J Lugo, K Youkilis, D Ortiz. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. GIDP - J Lugo, J Drew. Team LOB -
3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (9, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .358
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
J Posada c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .373
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
J Giambi dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210

Totals 20 2 3 1 4 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (10, J Tavarez). RBI - D Jeter (26). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Posada. Team LOB - 4.


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


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BOSTON - 300 100 3 -- 7
NY YANKEES - 000 110 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 5 2/3 3 2 2 4 2 0 5.27
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 2/3 10 7 7 1 2 2 6.52
M Myers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.43
L Vizcaino 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

M Myers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - J Tavarez. Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 106-58; J Lopez 4-3; M Mussina
99-65; M Myers 3-2; L Vizcaino 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 7-8; J
Lopez 0-0; M Mussina 9-9; M Myers 0-0; L Vizcaino 0-1. Batters faced: J Tavarez
23; J Lopez 1; M Mussina 29; M Myers 1; L Vizcaino 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps hit for D Mientkiewicz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Phelps (.275, 2 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 11 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JAVIER LOPEZ
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.239, 0-FOR-3)
M LOWELL (.331, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
J VARITEK (.283, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">BOSTON (7) VS NY YANKEES (2) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .244
K Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .345
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .325
M Ramirez lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .244
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .331
J Varitek c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .283
C Crisp cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .234
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263

Totals 30 7 11 7 1 2 8

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (11, M Mussina); K Youkilis (13, M Mussina). HR - M
Ramirez (7, 1st inning off M Mussina 2 on, 1 Out), M Lowell (9, 4th inning off
M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Ramirez 3 (28), M Lowell (36), J Lugo (27), K
Youkilis (24), D Ortiz (37). 2-out RBI - J Lugo, K Youkilis, D Ortiz. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 1. GIDP - J Lugo, J Drew. Team LOB -
3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (9, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

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


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .267
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .358
H Matsui lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
J Posada c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .373
B Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
J Giambi dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
R Cano 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .248
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210
a-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269

Totals 23 2 3 1 4 4 9

a-struck out swinging for D Mientkiewicz in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (10, J Tavarez). RBI - D Jeter (26). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1, H Matsui 1. GIDP - J Posada. Team LOB - 4.


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


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BOSTON - 300 100 3 -- 7
NY YANKEES - 000 110 0 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 5 2/3 3 2 2 4 2 0 5.27
J Lopez 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.89

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 6 2/3 10 7 7 1 2 2 6.52
M Myers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.43
L Vizcaino 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

M Myers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP - J Tavarez. Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 106-58; J Lopez 18-11; M Mussina
99-65; M Myers 3-2; L Vizcaino 1-1. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 7-8; J
Lopez 2-0; M Mussina 9-9; M Myers 0-0; L Vizcaino 0-1. Batters faced: J Tavarez
23; J Lopez 4; M Mussina 29; M Myers 1; L Vizcaino 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Hickox. 1B--C.B. Bucknor. 2B--Joe West. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.239, 0-FOR-3)</div>