New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox
Yankees Hitting
- Batting
- 2BR Cano (35, D Matsuzaka)
- HRX Nady (12, 4th inning off D Matsuzaka 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIX Nady 3 (39), J Molina (18), M Cabrera (37), A Rodriguez (103)
- 2Out RBIX Nady 3, A Rodriguez
- SFJ Molina
- GIDPJ Molina
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBR Cano (2, 3rd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); B Abreu (22, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP2 (R Cano-C Ransom-J Giambi 2)
- EC Ransom (3, ground ball)
- AssistsJ Damon (D Pedroia at 2nd base)
Red Sox Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. OrtizDH |
J. BayLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .336 | .394 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .376 | .492 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .369 | .507 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .389 | .478 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .388 | .567 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 | .410 | .527 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .385 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .373 | .522 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .329 | .403 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .338 | .399 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .313 | .359 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .376 | .360 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .467 | .429 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .316 | .348 |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
a-grounded to second for D Ross in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Kotsay (8, J Chamberlain)
- RBIC Carter (2), J Ellsbury (47)
- 2Out RBIJ Ellsbury
- GIDPJ Drew; D Pedroia
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (K Youkilis-D Pedroia-M Kotsay)
Yankees Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Mussina(W,20-9) |
P. Coke(H,5) |
B. Bruney(H,12) |
M. Rivera(S,39) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 73-48 | 3.37 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.61 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 2.60 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.83 |
| 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.02 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.37 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 135-89 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Mussina 9-5; P Coke 1-0; J Chamberlain 0-0; B Bruney 1-0; D Marte 0-0; M Rivera 2-1
- Game ScoresM Mussina 67
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Matsuzaka(L,18-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 73-46 | 2.90 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-17 | 2.43 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 3.27 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.61 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-18 | 2.30 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 169-105 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Lopez
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Matsuzaka 4-3; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 4-2; H Okajima 0-1; J Papelbon 1-1
- Game ScoresD Matsuzaka 45
Scoring Summary
Inning | NYY | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | X Nady homered to right, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8th | C Carter grounded out to second, J Bay scored, M Kotsay to third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 8th | J Ellsbury singled to left, M Kotsay scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 9th | J Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, R Cano scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 9th | M Cabrera grounded out to third, C Ransom scored, B Gardner to third, J Damon to second. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 9th | A Rodriguez reached on infield single to second, B Gardner scored, J Damon to third. | 6 | 2 | ||
NYY win 2-1
Game Information
Fenway Park
6:35 PM, 28 September 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,091
Game Time:3:16
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- First Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
- Third Base Umpire - Randy Marsh

