Yankees 6, 
Red Sox 2
| W: | M. Mussina (20-9) |
| L: | D. Matsuzaka (18-3) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (39) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Gardner CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| B Abreu RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| M Cabrera RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .247 |
| J Miranda 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .375 |
| X Nady DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| C Ransom SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .325 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .216 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (35, D Matsuzaka) HR: X Nady (12, 4th inning off D Matsuzaka 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: X Nady 3 (39), J Molina (18), M Cabrera (37), A Rodriguez (103) SF: J Molina 2-out RBI: X Nady 3, A Rodriguez GIDP: J Molina Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Gardner 1, J Miranda 1, J Molina 1, J Giambi 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Cano (2, 3rd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); B Abreu (22, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Ransom (3, ground ball) DP: 2 (R Cano-C Ransom-J Giambi 2). Outfield Assist: J Damon (D Pedroia at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina (W, 20-9) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 73-48 | 3.37 |
| P Coke (H, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.61 |
| J Chamberlain | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 2.60 |
| B Bruney (H, 12) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.83 |
| D Marte | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 5.40 |
| M Rivera (S, 39) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 135-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Mussina 20; P Coke 3; J Chamberlain 2; B Bruney 2; D Marte 1; M Rivera 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 9-5; P Coke 1-0; J Chamberlain 0-0; B Bruney 1-0; D Marte 0-0; M Rivera 2-1 Game Scores: M Mussina 67 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .326 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| J Bailey PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .312 |
| J Drew RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| J Van Every RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .293 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| J Lowrie SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .256 |
| J Varitek C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| G Kottaras PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| D Ross C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| a-C Carter PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | |
| a-grounded to second for D Ross in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Kotsay (8, J Chamberlain) RBI: C Carter (2), J Ellsbury (47) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury GIDP: J Drew, D Pedroia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bay 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (K Youkilis-D Pedroia-M Kotsay). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (L, 18-3) | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 73-46 | 2.90 |
| J Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-17 | 2.43 |
| M Delcarmen | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-16 | 3.27 |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.61 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-18 | 2.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 169-105 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Lopez Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 18; J Lopez 5; M Delcarmen 7; H Okajima 3; J Papelbon 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-3; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 4-2; H Okajima 0-1; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| 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 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME STARTED FOLLOWING A ONE HOUR DELAY. |
| JACOBY ELLSBURY SINGLED IN THE BOTTOM OF EIGHTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES. |
| DEREK JETER IS NOT IN THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO A SORE LEFT HAND. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,091 (100.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 28th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 | in 11 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Toronto | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | in 10 |