New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - August 31, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 31, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/31)

Game 1: Tuesday, August 30
NY Yankees	5	Final
Boston	2	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 31
NY Yankees	5	Final
Boston	9	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, September 1
NY Yankees	4	Final
Boston	2	Final
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Yankees 5

(81-53, 40-27 away)

Red Sox 9

(83-52, 41-26 home)

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7:00 PM ET, August 31, 2011

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	6	0
BOS	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	2	-	9	12	1

W: J. Beckett (12-5)

L: P. Hughes (4-5)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Gardner LF	5	0	1	0	0	3	17	.265	.345	.373
D Jeter SS	3	0	2	1	0	0	6	.295	.354	.383
C Granderson CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	21	.273	.375	.584
M Teixeira 1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	14	.247	.343	.504
R Cano 2B	4	1	1	1	0	2	18	.306	.350	.532
N Swisher RF	3	1	0	0	1	0	18	.270	.386	.464
E Chavez DH	3	1	1	1	1	1	11	.277	.341	.375
E Nunez 3B	3	1	1	1	0	2	14	.269	.314	.387
F Cervelli C	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.265	.328	.354
Totals	31	5	6	4	3	11	131
BATTING 2B: E Nunez (14, J Beckett); R Cano (37, J Beckett); E Chavez (6, J Beckett) RBI: D Jeter (49), R Cano (97), E Chavez (18), E Nunez (28) S: D Jeter SF: E Nunez 2-out RBI: D Jeter Yankees RISP: 3-8 (D Jeter 1-1, M Teixeira 0-2, F Cervelli 0-1, C Granderson 0-1, B Gardner 0-1, E Chavez 1-1, R Cano 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: D Jeter (14, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Teixeira-D Jeter-M Teixeira).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Hughes (L, 4-5)	5.2	8	6	6	2	4	1	100-62	6.75
B Logan	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	14-8	2.80
L Ayala	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	1	21-13	1.97
Totals	8.0	12	9	9	3	6	3	135-83
PITCHING WP: B Logan IBB: D Ortiz (By P Hughes) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Hughes 18/27; B Logan 2/4; L Ayala 6/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Hughes 18-10-14-20; B Logan 3-1-1-3; L Ayala 4-1-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hughes 3-10; B Logan 1-0; L Ayala 3-1 Game Scores: P Hughes 31

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	5	2	2	2	0	2	19	.313	.371	.526
D Pedroia 2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	14	.308	.397	.470
A Gonzalez 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	.341	.402	.552
D Ortiz DH	3	1	1	2	1	2	20	.313	.399	.594
J Lowrie 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	11	.271	.317	.387
C Crawford LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.253	.288	.398
J Reddick RF	3	2	1	0	1	0	16	.282	.333	.472
J Varitek C	4	2	2	3	0	1	11	.240	.313	.454
M Scutaro SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.272	.333	.374
Totals	35	9	12	9	3	6	135
BATTING 2B: C Crawford (20, P Hughes); J Ellsbury (35, P Hughes); J Varitek (10, P Hughes); J Reddick (13, L Ayala) HR: D Ortiz (28, 5th inning off P Hughes 1 on, 2 Out); J Ellsbury (24, 6th inning off B Logan 1 on, 2 Out); J Varitek (10, 8th inning off L Ayala 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (72), J Lowrie (29), D Ortiz 2 (88), J Varitek 3 (32), J Ellsbury 2 (84) 2-out RBI: J Lowrie, D Ortiz 2, J Ellsbury 2 GIDP: C Crawford Red Sox RISP: 3-10 (J Reddick 0-1, M Scutaro 0-1, D Pedroia 0-1, J Varitek 1-2, J Lowrie 1-1, C Crawford 0-1, J Ellsbury 1-1, A Gonzalez 0-2) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: J Reddick (4, bobble)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett (W, 12-5)	7.0	6	5	4	3	8	0	111-72	2.54
D Bard (H, 31)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	2.03
J Papelbon	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	2.80
Totals	9.0	6	5	4	3	11	0	131-87
PITCHING WP: J Beckett HBP: M Teixeira (By J Beckett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 21/31; D Bard 2/3; J Papelbon 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 18-12-23-19; D Bard 2-2-2-2; J Papelbon 3-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 5-8; D Bard 2-0; J Papelbon 0-1 Game Scores: J Beckett 52

Scoring Summary

			NYY	BOS
	3rd	D Jeter singled to center, E Nunez scored.	1	0
	3rd	D Pedroia grounded out to third, M Scutaro scored.	1	1
	3rd	J Lowrie singled to right, J Ellsbury scored, D Ortiz to third.	1	2
	5th	D Ortiz homered to center (437 feet), A Gonzalez scored.	1	4
	6th	R Cano doubled to deep center, M Teixeira scored.	2	4
	6th	E Chavez doubled to deep right, R Cano scored, N Swisher to third, N Swisher scored, E Chavez to third on error by right fielder J Reddick.	4	4
	6th	E Nunez hit sacrifice fly to center, E Chavez scored.	5	4
	6th	J Varitek doubled to left, J Reddick scored.	5	5
	6th	J Ellsbury homered to left center (382 feet), J Varitek scored.	5	7
	8th	J Varitek homered to right center (393 feet), J Reddick scored.	5	9
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Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	38,021 (102.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:16
Weather	70 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Ed Rapuano