GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (22-29) at BOSTON (36-16)

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 1
BOSTON 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, MIKE MYERS (6TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (9TH), RON VILLONE (9TH),
MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (4TH), J.C. ROMERO
(5TH), JOEL PINEIRO (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND DOUG
MIRABELLI

HOME RUNS: NYY - ROBINSON CANO (3) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

BOS - NONE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 1
BOSTON 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG, MIKE MYERS (6TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (7TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (8TH), SCOTT PROCTOR (9TH), RON VILLONE (9TH),
MARIANO RIVERA (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA

BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (4TH), J.C. ROMERO
(5TH), JOEL PINEIRO (8TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (9TH) AND DOUG
MIRABELLI


WP - CHIEN-MING WANG (4-4)
LP - TIM WAKEFIELD (5-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - ROBINSON CANO (3) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 2ND, 1 ON

BOS - NONE


TIME: 3:53 ATT: 36,785

PROBABLES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (2-3, 5.86)
BOS - CURT SCHILLING (5-2, 3.68)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (9) VS BOSTON (5) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 .259
D Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .340
H Matsui lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .281
A Rodriguez 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .293
J Posada c 5 0 2 3 0 2 3 .358
R Cano 2b 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .269
B Abreu rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .234
J Phelps 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .271
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215
M Cabrera cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .234

Totals 34 9 11 7 8 5 18

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu 2 (8, K Snyder, T Wakefield); J Posada 2 (18, J Romero, K
Snyder); M Cabrera (4, J Romero). HR - R Cano (3, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 1
on, 1 Out). RBI - R Cano 2 (25), J Damon (18), M Cabrera (16), J Posada 3 (33).
2-out RBI - J Posada 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, R
Cano 1, H Matsui 2, M Cabrera 1. GIDP - D Jeter, J Posada. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - B Abreu (3, 3rd base by K Snyder/D Mirabelli).

FIELDING: E - J Phelps (2, ground ball). DP: 3 (D Jeter-R Cano-J Phelps 2, D
Jeter-R Cano-D Mientkiewicz).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .224
K Youkilis 1b-3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .353
D Ortiz dh 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 .324
M Ramirez lf 5 0 4 1 0 0 1 .283
J Drew rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .222
W Pena rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .230
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .328
E Hinske 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164
C Crisp cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .229
D Mirabelli c 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .196
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .323

Totals 38 5 13 5 2 4 19

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (11, C Wang 2). RBI - J Lugo (31), D Ortiz (39), D
Pedroia (12), M Ramirez (32), W Pena (7). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Ortiz 1, M Lowell 2, J Drew 2, K Youkilis 2. GIDP -
M Ramirez, J Lugo, W Pena. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (11, 2nd base off C Wang/J Posada), J Lugo (16, 2nd
base off C Wang/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Ramirez (A
Rodriguez at 2nd base). PB - D Mirabelli 2. DP: 2 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis,
D Pedroia-J Lugo-E Hinske).


----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 030 600 000 -- 9
BOSTON - 021 000 002 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang (W, 4-4) 5 2/3 10 3 3 2 1 0 4.19
M Myers 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.09
B Bruney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.13
K Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
S Proctor 1/3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3.76
R Villone 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.62
M Rivera 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (L, 5-6) 3 2/3 5 8 8 6 2 1 4.24
K Snyder 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1.93
J Romero 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.37
J Pineiro 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
J Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.09

R Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - T Wakefield. HBP - M Lowell (by C Wang); J Phelps (by T Wakefield); A
Rodriguez (by K Snyder); R Cano (by J Lopez); K Youkilis (by S Proctor).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 112-71; M Myers 5-3; B Bruney 6-3; K Farnsworth 9-6; S
Proctor 9-5; R Villone 3-1; M Rivera 10-7; T Wakefield 81-38; K Snyder 35-19; J
Romero 30-20; J Pineiro 17-12; J Lopez 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang
14-2; M Myers 0-0; B Bruney 2-1; K Farnsworth 0-2; S Proctor 0-0; R Villone
0-0; M Rivera 2-0; T Wakefield 7-1; K Snyder 0-2; J Romero 4-1; J Pineiro 2-0;
J Lopez 2-0. Batters faced: C Wang 29; M Myers 1; B Bruney 3; K Farnsworth 3; S
Proctor 2; R Villone 1; M Rivera 3; T Wakefield 21; K Snyder 8; J Romero 8; J
Pineiro 4; J Lopez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian O'Nora. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Chris Guccione. 3B--Jerry
Crawford.
EJECTIONS: NY YANKEES' Torre by Crawford (5th), NY YANKEES' Proctor by O'Nora (9th).
T--3:53. (Plus rain delay totaling 23 minutes in the 1st). Att--36,785.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 9
BOSTON 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

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NY YANKEES (9) AT BOSTON (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano
homered to right, A Rodriguez scored. B Abreu doubled to left. J Phelps
walked. M Cabrera walked, B Abreu to third, J Phelps to second. J Damon
walked, B Abreu scored, J Phelps to third, M Cabrera to second. D Jeter
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Damon out at
second.(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: C Crisp singled to right. D Mirabelli popped out to second.
D Pedroia doubled to right, C Crisp to third. J Lugo grounded out to second,
C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third. K Youkilis walked. D Ortiz singled to left,
D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to second. M Ramirez singled to right, K Youkilis
to third, D Ortiz to second. J Drew popped out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 3RD: M Lowell hit by pitch. C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice
to second, M Lowell out at second. C Crisp stole second. D Mirabelli singled
to left, C Crisp to third. D Pedroia doubled to left, C Crisp scored,
D Mirabelli to third. J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to third,
D Mirabelli out at home, D Pedroia to third. J Lugo stole second. K Youkilis
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano singled to center. R Cano to second on passed ball
by D Mirabelli. B Abreu walked. J Phelps hit by pitch, R Cano to third,
B Abreu to second. R Cano scored, B Abreu to third, J Phelps to second on wild
pitch by T Wakefield. M Cabrera singled to center, B Abreu scored, J Phelps to
third. J Phelps scored, M Cabrera to second on passed ball by D Mirabelli.
J Damon popped out to second. D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui
walked. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, M Cabrera to
third, H Matsui to second. J Posada doubled to deep center, M Cabrera,
H Matsui and A Rodriguez scored. R Cano flied out to right. (6 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 9TH: S Proctor relieved K Farnsworth. J Lugo struck out looking.
K Youkilis hit by pitch. NY Yankees's S Proctor ejected by B O'Nora. R Villone
relieved S Proctor. D Ortiz singled to right, K Youkilis to third. M Rivera
relieved R Villone. M Ramirez singled to left center, K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz
to third. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Ortiz scored,
M Ramirez out at second. E Hinske grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 5.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at BOSTON

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NY YANKEES (9) AT BOSTON (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, H Matsui LF, A Rodriguez 3B,
J Posada C, R Cano 2B, B Abreu RF, J Phelps 1B, M Cabrera CF, C Wang RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, C Crisp CF, D Mirabelli C, D Pedroia 2B, T Wakefield RHP.

Umpires -- Brian O'Nora (HP), Phil Cuzzi (1B), Chris Guccione (2B), Jerry Crawford (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 3 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to second. D Jeter grounded out to
third. H Matsui grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0,
BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo struck out swinging. K Youkilis grounded out to
shortstop. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez singled to right center, D Ortiz to
second. J Drew safe at first on error by first baseman J Phelps, D Ortiz to
third, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Drew out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 0, BOSTON 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano
homered to right, A Rodriguez scored. B Abreu doubled to left. J Phelps
walked. M Cabrera walked, B Abreu to third, J Phelps to second. J Damon
walked, B Abreu scored, J Phelps to third, M Cabrera to second. D Jeter
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Damon out at
second.(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: C Crisp singled to right. D Mirabelli popped out to second.
D Pedroia doubled to right, C Crisp to third. J Lugo grounded out to second,
C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third. K Youkilis walked. D Ortiz singled to left,
D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to second. M Ramirez singled to right, K Youkilis
to third, D Ortiz to second. J Drew popped out to third. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 2.

NY YANKEES 3RD: H Matsui grounded out to pitcher. A Rodriguez singled to
left, A Rodriguez out stretching at second. J Posada struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 3RD: M Lowell hit by pitch. C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice
to second, M Lowell out at second. C Crisp stole second. D Mirabelli singled
to left, C Crisp to third. D Pedroia doubled to left, C Crisp scored,
D Mirabelli to third. J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to third,
D Mirabelli out at home, D Pedroia to third. J Lugo stole second. K Youkilis
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 3, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 4TH: R Cano singled to center. R Cano to second on passed ball
by D Mirabelli. B Abreu walked. J Phelps hit by pitch, R Cano to third,
B Abreu to second. R Cano scored, B Abreu to third, J Phelps to second on wild
pitch by T Wakefield. M Cabrera singled to center, B Abreu scored, J Phelps to
third. J Phelps scored, M Cabrera to second on passed ball by D Mirabelli.
J Damon popped out to second. D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. H Matsui
walked. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, M Cabrera to
third, H Matsui to second. J Posada doubled to deep center, M Cabrera,
H Matsui and A Rodriguez scored. R Cano flied out to right. (6 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz singled to center. M Ramirez grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second. J Drew grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: K Youkilis at third base. E Hinske at first base. B Abreu
doubled to deep center. J Phelps lined out to left. M Cabrera walked.
B Abreu caught stealing third, catcher to third, M Cabrera to second on runner's
fielder's choice. J Damon walked. D Jeter singled to left, M Cabrera to third,
J Damon to second. J Romero relieved K Snyder. NY Yankees's Manager J Torre
ejected by J Crawford. H Matsui flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 5TH: E Hinske grounded out to second. C Crisp grounded out to
second. D Mirabelli grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: W Pena in right field. A Rodriguez grounded out to
shortstop. J Posada doubled to right. R Cano grounded out to second, J Posada
to third. J Posada out at home on runner's fielder's choice.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia singled to left. J Lugo grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, D Pedroia out at second. K Youkilis reached on
infield single to shortstop. M Myers relieved C Wang. K Youkilis to second on
fielder's indifference. D Ortiz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 7TH: B Abreu struck out swinging. J Phelps grounded out to
third. M Cabrera doubled to deep center. J Damon grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 7TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. B Bruney relieved M Myers.
M Ramirez singled to left. W Pena grounded into double play, shortstop to second
to first, M Ramirez out at second. E Hinske popped out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 8TH: J Pineiro relieved J Romero. D Jeter safe at first on error
by third baseman K Youkilis. H Matsui reached on infield single to second,
D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Posada grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, H Matsui out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 8TH: K Farnsworth relieved B Bruney. C Crisp flied out to right.
D Mirabelli flied out to center. D Pedroia struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

NY YANKEES 9TH: J Lopez relieved J Pineiro. R Cano hit by pitch. B Abreu
grounded out to first, R Cano to second. D Mientkiewicz struck out looking.
M Cabrera grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 9TH: S Proctor relieved K Farnsworth. J Lugo struck out looking.
K Youkilis hit by pitch. NY Yankees's S Proctor ejected by B O'Nora. R Villone
relieved S Proctor. D Ortiz singled to right, K Youkilis to third. M Rivera
relieved R Villone. M Ramirez singled to left center, K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz
to third. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Ortiz scored,
M Ramirez out at second. E Hinske grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 5.</div>

 

Yankees jump on Wakefield, Red Sox

<h3>NY YANKEES 9, BOSTON 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- All it took to break the New York Yankeesout of their collective offensive funk was a date with TimWakefield and the Boston Red Sox.

Jorge Posada drove in three runs and Robinson Cano and BobbyAbreu each had a pair of hits and a pair of runs scored as theYankees pounded the archrival Boston Red Sox, 9-5, on Friday.

New York had no trouble handling Wakefield's knuckleball,pounding the veteran righthander for eight runs in 3 2/3innings.

Posada, who leads the American League in hitting with a .360mark, provided the big blast. The veteran catcher doubled homethree runs in the fourth off reliever Kyle Snyder - afterWakefield had been lifted - to push the Yankees' advantage to9-3.

"We had great at-bats," Posada said. "We got people on base andthat big hit came. It's just a matter of being more patient.Winning makes a lot of things well. The way we're playing now,it feels right."

Cano, whose average had dipped as low as .234 on May 14,followed up a 4-for-4 effort Wednesday in Toronto with two hitson Friday, including a two-run homer to get New York on theboard in the second. The 24-year-old second baseman has broughthis average back up to .269.

The story was the same for Abreu. The veteran on-base machinehad gotten off to a horrendous start this season, coming intothe Red Sox series with just a .228 batting average and havingbeen dropped all the way down to the seventh spot in the lineup.Abreu, who came into the game with just eight extra-base hitsthis season, doubled twice.

After a 1-2-3 first inning in which he threw just nine pitches,Wakefield ran into trouble in the second. He surrendered Cano'shomer and walked four batters, including Johnny Damon with thebases loaded, to give New York an early 3-0 advantage.

The Red Sox came back with a pair of runs in the second as<div class="pre">Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang struggled early. But the Red</div>Sox left the bases loaded in both the first and second innings,and left runners on second and third in the third frame.

Boston's inability to capitalize on the opportunities left thedoor open for New York, which broke the game open with a six-runfourth.

Wakefield (5-6) has now dropped eight of his last nine decisionsagainst the Yankees, dating to May 2005. The 40-year-old beganthe season 4-3 and led the league with a 1.79 ERA. Since then,he is just 1-3 with a 9.13 ERA.

"I just didn't have it tonight," Wakefield said. "I felt goodin the first. Got through 1-2-3 and then in the second, out ofthe stretch, I didn't feel comfortable, never could find anyrhythm and then 1-2-3 in the third, and in the fourth just allover the place."

Wang (4-4) settled down after the third, lasting 5 2/3 inningsto earn his fourth win.

"Wang hasn't had a great deal of success against this club andthey are a good hitting ballclub and they've had some successagainst him, but the thing I admire most about what he didtonight was that he kept battling," Yankees manager Joe Torresaid.

The young sinkerballer yielded three runs and 10 hits.

"It seemed like he was strong early," Posada said of Wang. "Heleft a couple of pitches up in the zone, but (his) sliders weregood. I thought he threw a few more sliders to those guys, andI didn't want to throw that many this time, but his slider wasoutstanding today. We went to that early."

The bad news got worse for the Red Sox when both their Nos. 5and 6 hitters went down with injuries.

Mike Lowell was hit by a pitch in the third and left the gamethe following inning with a left hand contusion. X-rays werenegative. J.D. Drew left the game two innings later with astrain in his right hamstring and is being listed as day-to-day.

The lone bright spots for Boston were Kevin Youkilis, whoextended his hitting streak to 23 games with a single in thesixth, and Dustin Pedroia, who extended his hitting streak to 11games with a 3-for-4 effort.

"Playing Boston here the game is never over, especially here,"Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "So you've got to continue toscore runs because it seems like as the game progresses, thewall gets closer and closer and it's not a good feeling."

There were some fireworks in the bottom of the ninth, as Yankeesreliever Scott Proctor threw a pitch underneath Youkilis' chin.

Youkilis took exception with the pitch, screaming at Proctor,who was immediately ejected from the game, joining his manageras the two Yankees to be ejected. Torre was ejected by thirdbase umpire Jerry Crawford in the fifth.

"There was nothing wrong," Youkilis said. "There's nothing.What happens, happened. It stays on the field, it stayed on thefield, and that's it. It's gonna happen every once in a while.I get hit all the time. It's gonna happen. But you're neverhappy if the ball's coming at your head."

A total of five batters were hit in the game.

"I don't think any of the hitting tonight was on purpose," Torresaid. "I am watching it on TV obviously but (home plate umpireBrian) O'Nora just reacted to Youkilis and his reaction.

"I think he was scared because the ball jumped up because youcould see Proctor got underneath the thing but I firmly believethat any of that stuff tonight was not on purpose."