Yankees 5, 
Red Sox 4
| W: | M. Rivera (3-3) |
| L: | J. Papelbon (3-3) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .311 |
| S Casey DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .360 |
| B Moss PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| C Crisp CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| J Lugo SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .263 |
| a-J Varitek PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| K Cash C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 |
| b-M Ramirez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to pitcher for J Lugo in the 9th b-struck out looking for K Cash in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Cash (6, D Robertson) RBI: D Pedroia 2 (41), K Cash (10) S: C Crisp 2-out RBI: D Pedroia 2 GIDP: S Casey Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 1, J Drew 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Youkilis (4, 2nd base by J Chamberlain/J Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Wakefield (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 95-66 | 3.75 |
| J Lopez (B, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.34 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 4.46 |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 2.92 |
| J Papelbon (L, 3-3) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.39 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 161-109 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: T Wakefield 23; J Lopez 3; M Delcarmen 4; H Okajima 3; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 4-9; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 1-1; H Okajima 1-1; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: T Wakefield 57 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Gardner LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| J Posada DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .280 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .247 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .221 |
| a-W Betemit PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Molina in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: R Cano (1, J Lopez) HR: A Rodriguez (18, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez (50), D Jeter (37), R Cano 2 (37), B Gardner (3) S: M Cabrera 2-out RBI: B Gardner Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Molina 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Gardner (3, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); M Cabrera (7, 2nd base off M Delcarmen/K Cash) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Jeter (8, throw) DP: 2 (J Molina-D Jeter, J Giambi-D Jeter-J Giambi). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Chamberlain | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 101-63 | 2.45 |
| D Robertson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-15 | 3.00 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.69 |
| M Rivera (W, 3-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-13 | 1.12 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 156-101 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Chamberlain Batters faced: J Chamberlain 24; D Robertson 5; K Farnsworth 3; M Rivera 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Chamberlain 11-1; D Robertson 1-2; K Farnsworth 0-2; M Rivera 3-1 Game Scores: J Chamberlain 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | K Youkilis scored on J Chamberlain's wild pitch. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | D Pedroia singled to right center, S Casey and C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | D Jeter singled to right center, B Gardner scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | K Cash doubled to left, J Lugo scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 7th | R Cano tripled to deep right, A Rodriguez and J Posada scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 10th | B Gardner singled to right center, R Cano scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK MANAGER JOE GIRARDI WAS EJECTED IN THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| IN THE SECOND INNING, ALEX RODRIGUEZ HIT HIS 536TH CAREER HOME RUN TO TIE MICKEY MANTLE FOR 13TH PLACE ON THE ALL-TIME LIST. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,922 (105.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Sunday, July 6th 2008
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 | in 17 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 | in 15 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | in 10 |