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Boston Red Sox @ 
New York Yankees
2008-08-28 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 55092 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:21
New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 7th. Mariano Rivera earned the win. Jason Giambi went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
W: Mariano Rivera L: Justin Masterson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Cora | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Derek Jeter | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Abreu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Xavier Nady | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Robinson Cano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hideki Matsui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cody Ransom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Molina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Lester | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
 Hideki Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Masterson | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Mussina | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
 Brian Bruney | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Damaso Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mariano Rivera | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 8/L8LM
- Dustin Pedroia: K
- David Ortiz: W
- Kevin Youkilis: 9/F9D+
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: 9/L9D
- Derek Jeter: S8/G6M
- Bobby Abreu: S8/L6MD+.1-2
- Alex Rodriguez: K
- Xavier Nady: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Top 2
- Jason Bay: 53/G56-
- Mark Kotsay: D9/F89D+
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Alex Cora: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Robinson Cano: 8/F8RM
- Hideki Matsui: K
- Cody Ransom: HP
- Jose Molina: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Jason Varitek: 3/G
- Jacoby Ellsbury: K
- Dustin Pedroia: 2/P2LF
Bot 3
- Johnny Damon: K
- Derek Jeter: S9/L89S
- Bobby Abreu: CS2(263)
- Bobby Abreu: 8/F78D
Top 4
- David Ortiz: W
- Kevin Youkilis: 4/P4
- Jason Bay: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 4
- Alex Rodriguez: K
- Xavier Nady: K
- Robinson Cano: 43/G4
Top 5
- Mark Kotsay: 9/F9D
- Jed Lowrie: S7/L6D+
- Alex Cora: HP.1-2
- Jason Varitek: S9/G34+.2-H;1-3
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
- Dustin Pedroia: CS2(24)
Bot 5
- Hideki Matsui: 63/G6M
- Cody Ransom: K
- Jose Molina: K
Top 6
- Dustin Pedroia: S7/G6
- David Ortiz: K
- Kevin Youkilis: HP.1-2
- Jason Bay: 53/G56-.2-3;1-2
- Mark Kotsay: K
Bot 6
- Johnny Damon: HP
- Derek Jeter: S9/F89S.1-2
- Bobby Abreu: 8/F8LD.2-3
- Alex Rodriguez: 2/P23F
- Xavier Nady: 8/P8LS
Top 7
- Jed Lowrie: 6/P6D-
- Alex Cora: S8/G4M
- Jason Varitek: SB2
- Jason Varitek: K
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 1
Bot 7
- Robinson Cano: 6/P8LS
- Hideki Matsui: K
- Cody Ransom: D7/L7S+
- Jason Giambi: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
- Johnny Damon: K
Top 8
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LS
- David Ortiz: 43/G4D+
- Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8RM
Bot 8
- Derek Jeter: 8/F78D+
- Bobby Abreu: 8/F7D
- Alex Rodriguez: K
Top 9
- Jason Bay: E6/TH/G6S-
- Mark Kotsay: 9/F9D+
- Jed Lowrie: 3/G3S.1-2
- Alex Cora: 53/G6S-
Bot 9
- Xavier Nady: S8/G6M
- Robinson Cano: 5/L56S+
- Hideki Matsui: SB2
- Hideki Matsui: IW
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
- Jason Giambi: S8/L8LM+.3-H;2-3;1-2