Final
NY Yankees leads 2-0 (as of 8/18)
| Game 1: Friday, August 18 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 12 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 18 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 14 | Final |
| Boston | 11 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 19 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 13 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 20 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final in 10 |
| Boston | 5 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, August 21 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 1 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 18, 2006
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .294 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .338 | ||
| B Abreu DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .287 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .327 | ||
| C Wilson 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| a-J Giambi PH-1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .255 | ||
| N Green 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 | ||
| B Williams RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .283 | ||
| S Fasano C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .130 | ||
| b-J Posada PH-C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| M Cabrera LF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 23 | |||
| a-walked for C Wilson in the 7th b-singled to left for S Fasano in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (23, J Lester); B Abreu (6, J Lester); B Williams (24, J Tavarez); D Jeter (28, M Timlin); A Rodriguez (21, M Timlin); J Posada (18, K Foulke) HR: J Damon (20, 4th inning off J Lester 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Cano 3 (39), M Cabrera 2 (40), J Damon 3 (66), B Abreu 2 (8), D Jeter 3 (75), A Rodriguez (89) 2-out RBI: B Abreu 2, D Jeter 3, A Rodriguez, R Cano 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, A Rodriguez 2, J Damon 1, R Cano 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Damon (8, 2nd base by J Lester/D Mirabelli) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Wilson (1, ground ball); D Jeter (11, ground ball); A Rodriguez (22, ground ball) Outfield Assist: M Cabrera (M Loretta at Home). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Ponson | 3.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 78-50 | 10.47 | |
| R Villone | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-19 | 2.79 | |
| B Bruney | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 56-34 | 0.00 | |
| M Myers (W, 1-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.45 | |
| K Farnsworth | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.08 | |
| S Proctor (H, 26) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.55 | |
| M Rivera | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-11 | 1.94 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 215-140 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Ponson 20; R Villone 7; B Bruney 10; M Myers 3; K Farnsworth 2; S Proctor 4; M Rivera 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 1-4; R Villone 2-0; B Bruney 1-0; M Myers 1-1; K Farnsworth 1-0; S Proctor 2-2; M Rivera 1-2 Game Scores: S Ponson 18 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Youkilis 3B-1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | ||
| M Loretta 2B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .285 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 | ||
| E Hinske 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .270 | ||
| a-M Lowell PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| W Pena RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .302 | ||
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .276 | ||
| D Mirabelli C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | ||
| A Cora SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | ||
| Totals | 46 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |||
| a-singled to left for E Hinske in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (23, S Ponson); K Youkilis (33, S Ponson); M Loretta (29, S Ponson); M Ramirez (25, S Ponson) HR: D Ortiz (43, 9th inning off M Rivera 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 2 (96), K Youkilis (62), M Loretta 4 (50), D Ortiz 2 (115), A Cora (14) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, K Youkilis, M Loretta 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Pena 3, D Ortiz 1, D Mirabelli 1, C Crisp 2, M Loretta 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Cora (6, 2nd base off B Bruney/S Fasano) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Mirabelli-M Loretta). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Lester | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 95-58 | 4.72 | |
| J Tavarez | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-22 | 4.79 | |
| C Hansen (H, 8) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-11 | 5.90 | |
| M Timlin (L, 6-6; B, 8) | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32-19 | 3.86 | |
| K Foulke | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42-27 | 5.29 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 222-137 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Lester IBB: B Abreu (By M Timlin) Batters faced: J Lester 21; J Tavarez 10; C Hansen 4; M Timlin 7; K Foulke 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 4-2; J Tavarez 3-2; C Hansen 1-0; M Timlin 0-2; K Foulke 1-4 Game Scores: J Lester 18 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| NYY | BOS | |||
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| 1st | M Ramirez singled to right, D Ortiz scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | R Cano doubled to left, A Rodriguez scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Cabrera singled to left, C Wilson scored, B Williams to third, S Fasano to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | J Damon singled to center, B Williams scored, S Fasano to third, M Cabrera to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 2nd | B Abreu doubled to deep right, S Fasano and M Cabrera scored, J Damon to third. | 5 | 1 | |
| 2nd | K Youkilis doubled to left, C Crisp scored, A Cora to third. | 5 | 2 | |
| 2nd | M Loretta doubled to left, A Cora and K Youkilis scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 3rd | C Crisp safe at second on error by first baseman C Wilson, M Ramirez scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 4th | J Damon homered to right, M Cabrera scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 4th | D Ortiz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Cora scored, M Loretta out at second, K Youkilis to third. | 7 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Ramirez singled to left, K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz to second. | 7 | 7 | |
| 5th | A Cora singled to right, C Crisp scored, D Mirabelli to second. | 7 | 8 | |
| 5th | M Loretta singled to center, D Mirabelli and A Cora scored. | 7 | 10 | |
| 7th | M Cabrera singled to right, J Giambi scored, B Williams to third, J Posada to second. | 8 | 10 | |
| 7th | D Jeter doubled to deep right, B Williams, J Posada and M Cabrera scored. | 11 | 10 | |
| 7th | A Rodriguez doubled to left, D Jeter scored, B Abreu to third. | 12 | 10 | |
| 7th | R Cano singled to right center, B Abreu and A Rodriguez scored. | 14 | 10 | |
| 9th | D Ortiz homered to right. | 14 | 11 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,071 (97.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:45 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - James Hoye |

