Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees - Box Score - August 28, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 28, 2008

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Boston won 2-1

Game 1: Tuesday, August 26
Boston	7	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 27
Boston	11	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 28
Boston	2	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Red Sox 2

(77-56, 34-38 away)

Yankees 3

(71-62, 39-29 home)

Alerts

1:05 PM ET, August 28, 2008

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

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

W: M. Rivera (5-5)

L: J. Masterson (4-4)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Ellsbury CF	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.262
D Pedroia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.317
D Ortiz DH	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	.265
K Youkilis 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.316
J Bay LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.333
M Kotsay RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.250
J Lowrie 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.295
A Cora SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	.269
J Varitek C	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	.225
Totals	31	2	5	2	2	6	16
BATTING 2B: M Kotsay (1, M Mussina) RBI: J Varitek (37), J Ellsbury (39) GIDP: J Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 2, A Cora 2, J Ellsbury 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: A Cora (1, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Molina) CS: J Ellsbury (8, 2nd base by M Mussina/J Molina)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lester	6.2	5	1	1	0	8	0	119-78	3.41
H Okajima (B, 8)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	16-11	2.89
J Masterson (L, 4-4)	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	26-12	3.30
J Papelbon	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	1.71
Totals	8.1	8	3	3	2	10	1	164-104
PITCHING IBB: H Matsui (By J Masterson) HBP: C Ransom (By J Lester); J Damon (By J Lester) Batters faced: J Lester 26; H Okajima 4; J Masterson 5; J Papelbon 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 3-8; H Okajima 0-2; J Masterson 0-1; J Papelbon 0-0 Game Scores: J Lester 68

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.311
D Jeter SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.297
B Abreu RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.296
A Rodriguez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.307
X Nady LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.316
B Gardner PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189
R Cano 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266
H Matsui DH	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.307
C Ransom 1B	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.750
I Rodriguez C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.280
J Molina C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.228
a-J Giambi PH-1B	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	.251
Totals	32	3	8	3	2	10	12
a-homered to center for J Molina in the 7th
BATTING 2B: C Ransom (1, J Lester) HR: J Giambi (27, 7th inning off H Okajima 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Giambi 3 (81) 2-out RBI: J Giambi 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: X Nady 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (6, 2nd base off J Masterson/J Varitek) CS: D Jeter (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek)
FIELDING E: D Jeter (11, throw) DP: 1 (R Cano-C Ransom).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Mussina	7.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	113-73	3.41
B Bruney	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	2.35
D Marte	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-1	7.59
M Rivera (W, 5-5)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	1.50
Totals	9.0	5	2	2	2	6	0	132-85
PITCHING HBP: A Cora (By M Mussina); K Youkilis (By M Mussina) Batters faced: M Mussina 28; B Bruney 1; D Marte 1; M Rivera 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 7-7; B Bruney 0-1; D Marte 1-0; M Rivera 2-2 Game Scores: M 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
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