Final
Red Sox hope to gain split vs. Yankees
Apr 17, 2008 - 1:59 PM Boston (9-7) at NY Yankees (9-7) 7:05 pm EDTBRONX, New York (Ticker) - After enduring a 15-run outburst on Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox will attempt to gain a split behind ace Josh Beckett when they close out a two-game series against the New York Yankees on Thursday.
The Yankees pounded out 16 hits in Wednesday's 15-9 win and scored eight runs off the Red Sox bullpen, while watching their own relief corps toss five solid frames.
Alex Rodriguez moved into sole possession of 15th place on the all-time home run list when he blasted a solo homer off rookie Clay Buchholz in the first inning. The reigning AL MVP snapped a tie for the position with Hall-of-Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.
Jorge Posada finished with two doubles among his three hits and catcher Chad Moeller turned in his first three-hit effort in nearly four years.
Hits could be harder to come by against Beckett (1-1, 6.35 ERA), who cruised through five innings against New York last Saturday before allowing three runs between the sixth and seventh innings. The righthander struck out five and walked one in the victory.
The Yankees have been one of his least favorite opponents over the years, however, as Beckett owns a 5-3 record with a 6.24 ERA in nine career starts against the bitter rivals.
New York will counter with Mike Mussina (1-2, 4.15), who was victimized by Manny Ramirez in a loss to Beckett and the Red Sox last weekend. The veteran righthander allowed a homer and a two-run double to Ramirez in New York's 4-3 loss.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 13 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 5 8 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: BOS - JOSH BECKETT, JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA, JONATHAN ALBALADEJO (4TH), KYLE
FARNSWORTH (7TH), BILLY TRABER (8TH) AND CHAD MOEL
Apr 17 10:30 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MELKY CABRERA (3) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JONATHAN PAPELBON.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7, NY YANKEES 5
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: C MOELLER (.308, 0-FOR-3)
Red Sox 7, Yankees 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 17 10:27 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY ROBINSON CANO SCORED JORGE POSADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 4 BOTTOM, 9TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.304, 1-FOR-2, BB)
Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 Bot 9, 0 OutsApr 17 10:26 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED DEREK JETER.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.318, 1-FOR-2)
Red Sox 7, Yankees 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 17 9:09 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DEREK JETER SCORED MELKY CABRERA AND JOHNNY
DAMON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JETER ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.295, 1-FOR-2)
Red Sox 7, Yankees 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 17 9:07 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED MANNY RAMIREZ AND KEVIN
YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.288, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
Red Sox 7, Yankees 0 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 17 8:49 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J VARITEK ON FIRST, J DREW ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: S CASEY (.310, 0-FOR-1)
Red Sox 5, Yankees 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 17 8:08 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (5) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF MIKE MUSSINA SCORED DAVID ORTIZ.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4, NY YANKEES 0
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.362, 0-FOR-1)
Red Sox 4, Yankees 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 17 7:58 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED JACOBY ELLSBURY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.119, 0-FOR-1)
Red Sox 2, Yankees 0 Top 3, 0 OutsApr 17 7:52 PM - AL
AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (4) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF MIKE MUSSINA.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, NY YANKEES 0
DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.368, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
Red Sox 1, Yankees 0 Top 2, 0 OutsApr 17 7:29 PM
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