Yankees 4, 
Red Sox 2
| W: | A. Pettitte (14-7) |
| L: | P. Byrd (1-3) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (44) |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .299 | .350 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .295 | .368 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .267 | .386 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .303 | .412 |
| D Ortiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .235 | .330 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .290 | .336 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .271 | .388 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .209 | .313 |
a-V Martinez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .379 |
B Anderson PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .317 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .288 | .304 |
b-C Kotchman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .289 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 132 | ||
| a-reached on error for J Varitek in the 9th b-grounded to second for A Gonzalez in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bay (28, A Pettitte) RBI: M Lowell (75) 2-out RBI: M Lowell GIDP: A Gonzalez, M Lowell Red Sox RISP: 1-6 (M Lowell 1-2, J Drew 0-2, J Ellsbury 0-1, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Ellsbury-P Byrd-D Pedroia). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd (L, 1-3) | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91-65 | 5.81 |
| T Saito (B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.35 |
| R Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.97 |
| D Bard | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-10 | 3.80 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 145-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Saito First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Byrd 14/22; T Saito 2/3; R Ramirez 3/4; D Bard 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Byrd 14-5-26-20; T Saito 3-1-5-2; R Ramirez 3-1-2-4; D Bard 2-2-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 8-6; T Saito 0-1; R Ramirez 0-3; D Bard 1-2 Game Scores: P Byrd 44 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .404 |
| B Gardner CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .276 | .350 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .294 | .384 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .285 | .403 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .280 | .373 |
| N Swisher RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .250 | .370 |
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .321 | .352 |
| M Cabrera LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .273 | .335 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .211 | .287 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 145 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Swisher (34, P Byrd) HR: M Cabrera (13, 3rd inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out); M Teixeira (38, 8th inning off D Bard 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Cabrera (67), H Matsui 2 (90), M Teixeira (120) S: B Gardner 2-out RBI: H Matsui 2 Yankees RISP: 1-5 (M Teixeira 0-1, A Rodriguez 0-1, R Cano 0-2, H Matsui 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: R Cano (7, 2nd base by P Byrd/J Varitek) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Cano (12, ground ball) DP: 2 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-M Teixeira, D Jeter-R Cano-M Teixeira). | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Pettitte (W, 14-7) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 97-63 | 4.11 |
| B Bruney (H, 14) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.17 |
| P Coke (H, 21) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.68 |
| M Rivera (S, 44) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 132-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Pettitte First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Pettitte 19/26; B Bruney 1/5; P Coke 1/1; M Rivera 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Pettitte 20-7-17-19; B Bruney 6-0-4-4; P Coke 2-1-0-0; M Rivera 0-0-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 6-8; B Bruney 2-2; P Coke 0-0; M Rivera 2-1 Game Scores: A Pettitte 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | NYY | |||
 | 1st | M Lowell reached on infield single to third, J Bay scored, K Youkilis to third, D Ortiz to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Lowell grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Bay scored, D Ortiz out at second, K Youkilis to third. | 2 | 0 |
 | 3rd | M Cabrera homered to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | H Matsui singled to right, M Teixeira and A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 3 MINUTE RAIN DELAY. |
| RED SOX CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ HAD HIS HITTING STREAK END AT 25 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 47,576 (91.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:56 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 27th
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |