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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2008-07-25 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37744 · 75°F · Wind 9 mph to LF · 3:04

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 1–0. Joba Chamberlain earned the win and Mariano Rivera picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Joba Chamberlain L: Josh Beckett SV: Mariano Rivera

Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	3	0	1	0	1	1
Derek Jeter	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Abreu	4	1	2	0	0	0
Alex Rodriguez	4	0	2	0	0	2
Jason Giambi	4	0	1	1	0	3
Robinson Cano	4	0	1	0	0	0
Melky Cabrera	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Molina	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brett Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	0	0	2
Dustin Pedroia	4	1	0	0
David Ortiz	4	1	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	4	1	0	2
Mike Lowell	3	1	1	2
J. D. Drew	4	0	0	2
Jed Lowrie	3	1	0	0
Jason Varitek	3	0	0	2
Coco Crisp	3	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joba Chamberlain	7.0	3	1	9
Kyle Farnsworth	0.1	2	0	0
Mariano Rivera	1.2	1	0	3

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Beckett	7.0	9	1	6
Javier Lopez	0.1	0	0	0
Manny Delcarmen	0.1	0	0	1
Hideki Okajima	1.1	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: 43/G4M
Derek Jeter: S8/L4MD+
Bobby Abreu: S8/L4MD+.1-2
Alex Rodriguez: K
Jason Giambi: K

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4
Dustin Pedroia: S8/L8RS+
David Ortiz: K+SB2
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 2

Robinson Cano: S7/L78S+
Melky Cabrera: 7/F78M
Jose Molina: 9/F9S
Brett Gardner: K

Bot 2

Mike Lowell: S7/F78D+
J. D. Drew: 8!/F8RM+
Jed Lowrie: 46(1)3/GDP/G4MD

Top 3

Johnny Damon: K
Derek Jeter: 13/G13
Bobby Abreu: S8/L4MD+
Alex Rodriguez: S8/F8LM.1-3
Jason Giambi: S6/G6.3-H;1-2
Robinson Cano: 7/F78S

Bot 3

Jason Varitek: K
Coco Crisp: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G3S-

Top 4

Melky Cabrera: S8/L8RM
Jose Molina: CS2(24)
Jose Molina: K
Brett Gardner: 7/L7M+

Bot 4

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89S
David Ortiz: S4/G4+
Kevin Youkilis: 7/F7S
Mike Lowell: W.1-2
J. D. Drew: K

Top 5

Johnny Damon: S9/G34+
Derek Jeter: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bobby Abreu: 3/LDP/L3S+.1X1(3)

Bot 5

Jed Lowrie: 3/G3
Jason Varitek: K
Coco Crisp: 63/G6

Top 6

Alex Rodriguez: S9/P34D-
Jason Giambi: WP.1-2
Jason Giambi: K
Robinson Cano: 3.2-3
Melky Cabrera: 63/G6

Bot 6

Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Dustin Pedroia: 3/P3
David Ortiz: 63/G6M

Top 7

Jose Molina: 63/G6M
Brett Gardner: 8/F8LM+
Johnny Damon: W
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: 9/F89M

Bot 7

Kevin Youkilis: K
Mike Lowell: K
J. D. Drew: 9/F9D+

Top 8

Bobby Abreu: 3/G3-
Alex Rodriguez: K
Jason Giambi: K

Bot 8

Jed Lowrie: S9/F9M
Jason Varitek: 6/P5F
Coco Crisp: S1/G23-.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Dustin Pedroia: 13/G13

Top 9

Robinson Cano: 6/L6
Melky Cabrera: K
Jose Molina: 6/L6

Bot 9

David Ortiz: 9/F9S
Kevin Youkilis: S7/G56+
Mike Lowell: K
J. D. Drew: K

Notes & reviews

Teams warned after high, inside 2-0 pitch to Youkilis knocked him down and hit his bat for a foul
Delcarmen left with injured arm
Lowell ejected by HP umpire Foster for arguing called third strike; he threw his bat and helmet during argument

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