7:05 PM ET, September 18, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: M. Mussina (18-9)
L: J. Vazquez (12-14)
Final
NY Yankees won 3-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 15 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 18 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 18, 2008
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: M. Mussina (18-9)
L: J. Vazquez (12-14)
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | ||
| J Fields 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .156 | ||
| A Pierzynski C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| P Phillips C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Dye RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | ||
| J Owens LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| J Thome DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .244 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 | ||
| K Griffey Jr CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | ||
| B Anderson CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | ||
| A Ramirez 2B-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | ||
| J Bourgeois 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| D Wise LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .290 | ||
| J Uribe 3B-2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |||
| BATTING 2B: O Cabrera (32, M Mussina); B Anderson (13, M Mussina); J Bourgeois (1, C Britton) HR: P Konerko (17, 9th inning off C Britton 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: P Konerko 2 (53) GIDP: J Thome Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Fields 1, A Ramirez 2, J Uribe 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Ramirez (13, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Vazquez-O Cabrera-P Konerko). | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Vazquez (L, 12-14) | 3.2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 88-52 | 4.32 | |
| H Ramirez | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31-19 | 4.29 | |
| L Broadway | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 7.42 | |
| O Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.00 | |
| D Carrasco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.65 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 169-102 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Vazquez 20; H Ramirez 8; L Broadway 7; O Dotel 3; D Carrasco 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vazquez 5-2; H Ramirez 0-2; L Broadway 4-0; O Dotel 0-0; D Carrasco 1-2 Game Scores: J Vazquez 23 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .188 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | ||
| C Ransom SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .304 | ||
| W Betemit 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| J Giambi DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .248 | ||
| a-C Moeller PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| X Nady LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | ||
| M Cabrera LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .264 | ||
| J Miranda 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| J Molina C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .213 | ||
| F Cervelli C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| a-flied out to center for J Giambi in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: B Abreu 2 (19, 1st inning off J Vazquez 1 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off J Vazquez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Abreu 6 (95), D Jeter (69), B Gardner (11) 2-out RBI: D Jeter, B Abreu 2 GIDP: J Molina Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 2, X Nady 2, R Cano 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (R Cano-D Jeter-J Miranda). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Mussina (W, 18-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97-61 | 3.57 | |
| J Veras | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.58 | |
| H Sanchez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 | |
| C Britton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20-14 | 4.09 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 143-91 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Mussina 24; J Veras 4; H Sanchez 3; C Britton 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 7-7; J Veras 0-2; H Sanchez 2-0; C Britton 1-0 Game Scores: M Mussina 60 | ||||||||||
| CWS | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | P Konerko grounded into fielder's choice to second, O Cabrera scored, J Thome out at second, A Pierzynski to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Abreu homered to right, D Jeter scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | B Abreu homered to right. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop, R Cano scored, J Molina to third, B Gardner to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | B Abreu singled to right, J Molina and B Gardner scored, D Jeter to third. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | A Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to right, D Jeter scored, B Abreu safe at third on error by second baseman A Ramirez. | 1 | 7 | |
| 5th | B Gardner singled to right, R Cano scored, J Miranda to second. | 1 | 8 | |
| 5th | B Abreu grounded out to first, J Miranda scored, B Gardner to third, D Jeter to second. | 1 | 9 | |
| 9th | P Konerko homered to left. | 2 | 9 | |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 53,152 (105.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Brian Runge, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Tim Welke |
