Yankees 15,
Red Sox 9
| W: | L. Hawkins (1-0) |
| L: | J. Tavarez (0-1) |
| SV: | B. Bruney (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .233 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .318 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .121 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .323 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .368 |
| J Lowrie 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Drew RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .349 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .260 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .321 |
| J Lugo SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 |
| Totals | 41 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (7, C Wang); J Varitek (4, C Wang); D Pedroia (5, C Wang) RBI: M Ramirez (15), J Lugo (2), S Casey 2 (7), D Ortiz (4), J Drew 2 (10), D Pedroia 2 (5) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, D Pedroia 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1, D Pedroia 2, K Youkilis 1, J Ellsbury 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lugo (6, throw) Outfield Assist: J Drew (M Cabrera at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 85-53 | 6.75 |
| J Tavarez (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-17 | 7.04 |
| D Aardsma | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 1.80 |
| M Timlin | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-17 | 27.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 172-101 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Tavarez IBB: H Matsui (By M Timlin) HBP: A Rodriguez (By D Aardsma) Batters faced: C Buchholz 20; J Tavarez 9; D Aardsma 8; M Timlin 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 4-5; J Tavarez 3-0; D Aardsma 1-4; M Timlin 0-2 Game Scores: C Buchholz 18 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .288 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| H Matsui LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .327 |
| J Damon PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| J Posada DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .177 |
| C Moeller C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Totals | 39 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Moeller (1, C Buchholz); J Posada 2 (2, J Tavarez, M Timlin); A Rodriguez (6, M Timlin); J Giambi (2, M Timlin) HR: B Abreu (2, 1st inning off C Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out); A Rodriguez (4, 1st inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Abreu 2 (9), A Rodriguez (9), C Moeller (1), D Jeter 2 (6), J Posada 3 (6), R Cano (4), M Cabrera (6), J Giambi 2 (6) 2-out RBI: C Moeller, D Jeter 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, B Abreu 1, C Moeller 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Cabrera (2, 3rd base off J Tavarez/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Wang | 4.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69-37 | 3.81 |
| R Ohlendorf | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 32-16 | 3.27 |
| L Hawkins (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-21 | 7.00 |
| B Traber (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.50 |
| B Bruney (S, 1) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-21 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 169-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Wang 24; R Ohlendorf 7; L Hawkins 7; B Traber 1; B Bruney 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 7-3; R Ohlendorf 0-0; L Hawkins 2-2; B Traber 0-1; B Bruney 1-3 Game Scores: C Wang 11 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | NYY | |||
| 1st | M Ramirez doubled to deep left, D Pedroia scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Abreu homered to right, D Jeter scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | J Lugo grounded out to third, J Drew scored, J Varitek to third, S Casey to second. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | S Casey singled to center, J Varitek scored, S Casey to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | C Moeller doubled to left, H Matsui scored, J Giambi to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | D Jeter singled to right, J Giambi and C Moeller scored, M Cabrera to third. | 3 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Cabrera scored, D Jeter to second on wild pitch by J Tavarez. | 3 | 7 | |
| 5th | D Ortiz singled to right center, D Pedroia scored. | 4 | 7 | |
| 5th | J Drew singled to shallow center, D Ortiz and M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to second. | 6 | 7 | |
| 5th | S Casey singled to center, K Youkilis scored, J Drew to third. | 7 | 7 | |
| 5th | D Pedroia singled to shallow left, J Drew and S Casey scored, J Ellsbury to second. | 9 | 7 | |
| 5th | J Posada doubled to left, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third advancing on throw. | 9 | 8 | |
| 5th | R Cano singled to right, J Posada scored, J Giambi to second. | 9 | 9 | |
| 5th | M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Giambi scored, C Moeller out at second, R Cano to third, R Cano scored, M Cabrera to second on throwing error by shortstop J Lugo. | 9 | 11 | |
| 8th | J Posada doubled to right, J Damon to third, D Jeter and A Rodriguez scored, J Damon to third. | 9 | 13 | |
| 8th | J Giambi doubled to left, J Damon and J Posada scored. | 9 | 15 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,667 (104.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:08 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Mike Dimuro |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 16th 2008
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 15 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Detroit | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 1 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 14 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 12 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Colorado | 10 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |