Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

77-56, 34-38 Away

Final

71-62, 39-29 Home


BOS
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	8	1

M. Rivera5-5

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

J. Masterson4-4

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Red Sox Hitting

hitters
J. EllsburyCF
D. Pedroia2B
D. OrtizDH
K. Youkilis1B
J. BayLF
M. KotsayRF
J. Lowrie3B
A. CoraSS
J. VaritekC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	0	1	0	1	.262	.323	.356
4	0	1	0	0	1	.316	.362	.478
2	0	0	0	2	1	.265	.377	.489
3	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.385	.561
4	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.374	.522
4	0	1	0	0	1	.289	.339	.419
4	1	1	0	0	1	.295	.363	.464
3	1	1	0	0	0	.269	.374	.337
3	0	1	1	0	1	.225	.316	.368
31	2	5	2	2	6

Batting
2BM Kotsay (1, M Mussina)
RBIJ Varitek (37), J Ellsbury (39)
GIDPJ Bay
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSJ Ellsbury (8, 2nd base by M Mussina/J Molina)
SBA Cora (1, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina)

Yankees Hitting

hitters
J. DamonCF
D. JeterSS
B. AbreuRF
A. Rodriguez3B
X. NadyLF
B. GardnerPR
R. Cano2B
H. MatsuiDH
C. Ransom1B
I. RodríguezC
J. MolinaC
aJ. GiambiPH-1B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.311	.384	.458
4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.297	.354	.403
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.296	.369	.463
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.306	.394	.578
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.327	.381	.546
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.256	.243
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.304	.404
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.307	.391	.452
2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.750	.800	2.500
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.325	.395
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.228	.275	.325
2	1	2	3	1	0	0	.251	.379	.514
32	3	8	3	1	2	10

a-homered to center for J Molina in the 7th

Batting
2BC Ransom (1, J Lester)
HRJ Giambi (27, 7th inning off H Okajima 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIJ Giambi 3 (81)
2Out RBIJ Giambi 2
Team LOB8

Baserunning
CSD Jeter (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek)
SBB Gardner (6, 2nd base off J Masterson/J Varitek)

Fielding
DP1 (R Cano-C Ransom)
ED Jeter (11, throw)

Red Sox Pitching

pitchers
J. Lester
H. Okajima(B,8)
J. Masterson(L,4-4)
J. Papelbon
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	5	1	1	0	8	0	119-78	3.41
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	16-11	2.89
0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	26-12	3.30
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	1.68
8.1	8	3	3	2	10	1	164-104

Pitching
HBPA Cora (By M Mussina); K Youkilis (By M Mussina)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 3-8; H Okajima 0-2; J Masterson 0-1; J Papelbon 0-0
Game ScoresJ Lester 68

Yankees Pitching

pitchers
M. Mussina
B. Bruney
D. Marte
M. Rivera(W,5-5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	2	2	2	6	113-73	3.41
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	2.35
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.24
1.1	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	1.46
9.0	5	2	2	2	6	132-85

Pitching
IBBH Matsui (By J Masterson)
HBPC Ransom (By J Lester); J Damon (By J Lester)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Mussina 7-7; B Bruney 0-1; D Marte 1-0; M Rivera 2-2
Game ScoresM Mussina 63

Scoring Summary

		BOS	NYY
5th	J Varitek singled to right, J Lowrie scored, A Cora to third.	1	0
5th	J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Cora scored, J Varitek out at second.	2	0
7th	J Giambi homered to center, C Ransom scored.	2	2
9th	J Giambi singled to center, B Gardner scored, H Matsui to third, I Rodriguez to second.	2	3

Red Sox
7
Yankees
3

Game 1

27/8

Red Sox
11
Yankees
3

Game 2

28/8

Red Sox
2
Yankees
3

Game 3

28/8

Yankee Stadium

6:05 PM, 28 August 2008

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 55,092

Game Time:3:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
First Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

M. Rivera5-5

J. Masterson4-4

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