New York Mets @ Boston Red Sox
22-19, 10-11 Away
5
22-19, 10-11 Away
Final
25-17, 16-5 Home
3
25-17, 16-5 Home
Mets Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Beltran (14, D Matsuzaka)
- HRG Sheffield (3, 2nd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIG Sheffield (9), D Wright (29), O Santos (13), R Martinez (2), A Pagan (1)
- 2Out RBIO Santos, R Martinez
- SHA Pagan; D Murphy
- GIDPA Pagan
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP4-7 (A Pagan 1-1, J Reed 0-1, D Wright 1-1, R Martinez 1-1, G Sheffield 0-1, L Castillo 0-1, O Santos 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSJ Reed (1, 2nd base by J Masterson/J Varitek)
- SBA Pagan (2, 2nd base off J Masterson/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- DP1 (L Castillo-R Martinez-D Murphy)
- ED Wright (7, ground ball); R Martinez 2 (4, ground ball, throw)
Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Pedroia (14, J Santana); M Lowell (14, J Santana)
- HRJ Varitek (8, 2nd inning off J Santana 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Varitek 2 (20)
- 2Out RBIJ Varitek
- GIDPD Ortiz
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP0-10 (D Ortiz 0-2, J Varitek 0-1, J Lugo 0-2, K Youkilis 0-2, J Ellsbury 0-2, J Bay 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Matsuzaka-K Youkilis-M Lowell)
- ED Pedroia (2, ground ball)
Mets Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Santana(W,6-2) |
B. Parnell(H,8) |
F. Rodriguez(S,12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 118-79 | 1.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 1.86 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.87 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 141-93 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Santana 15-31; R Parnell 1-3; F Rodriguez 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Santana 23-14-22-20; R Parnell 4-1-0-2; F Rodriguez 3-1-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Santana 7-6; R Parnell 1-1; F Rodriguez 0-3
- Game ScoresJ Santana 60
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Matsuzaka(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 80-50 | 10.32 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42-28 | 4.47 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 1.80 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 133-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPK Youkilis (By J Santana)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Matsuzaka 16-22; J Masterson 7-12; D Bard 3-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Matsuzaka 16-4-14-16; J Masterson 9-4-7-8; D Bard 2-0-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Matsuzaka 6-5; J Masterson 3-2; D Bard 1-2
- Game ScoresD Matsuzaka 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | NYM | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | G Sheffield homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Varitek homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Wright singled to center, C Beltran scored, G Sheffield to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | O Santos singled to left, G Sheffield scored, J Reed to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | R Martinez singled to center, J Reed scored, O Santos to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Varitek safe at second on error by shortstop R Martinez, J Drew and M Lowell scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 7th | A Pagan singled to center, L Castillo scored. | 5 | 3 | |
NYM win 2-1
Game Information
Fenway Park
12:10 AM, 23 May 2009
Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 38,092
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
- First Base Umpire - Joe West
- Second Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
- Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
2025 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 96 | 66 | .593 | - | W1 |
| New York | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | L1 |
| Miami | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 76 | 86 | .469 | 20 | W1 |
| Washington | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | L1 |
2025 American League East Standings
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