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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2009-08-21 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37869 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph R to L · 3:57

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 20–11. New York Yankees put up 6 in the 5th. Andy Pettitte earned the win. Hideki Matsui went 2-for-6 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	2	4	0	0	6	3	1	0	4	20	23
BOS	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	4	11	12

W: Andy Pettitte L: Brad Penny SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Sam Holbrook · 2B: Larry Vanover · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derek Jeter	6	3	3	2	0	0
Johnny Damon	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Teixeira	5	3	3	3	1	0
Alex Rodriguez	4	2	4	1	1	0
Hideki Matsui	6	2	2	7	0	1
Jorge Posada	5	2	2	2	1	1
Robinson Cano	6	2	1	1	0	0
Nick Swisher	6	1	2	1	0	2
Melky Cabrera	6	2	4	2	0	0
Eric Hinske	4	2	2	1	1	0
Jerry Hairston	0	1	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	2	1	2	1	1
Dustin Pedroia	5	0	2	1	0	0
Victor Martinez	2	0	0	1	0	1
Kevin Youkilis	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Bay	2	0	0	0	0	0
David Ortiz	4	2	2	2	1	0
Mike Lowell	5	2	3	2	0	1
J. D. Drew	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Rocco Baldelli	2	1	1	1	1	0
Casey Kotchman	2	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Green	2	2	1	0	1	0
Jason Varitek	1	1	1	1	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Pettitte	5.0	7	2	4
Brian Bruney	1.1	1	3	0
Damaso Marte	0.2	0	0	1
Sergio Mitre	2.0	4	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Penny	4.0	10	1	4
Michael Bowden	2.0	8	3	0
Manny Delcarmen	1.0	1	0	0
Takashi Saito	1.0	0	0	1
Ramon Ramirez	1.0	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Derek Jeter: DGR/L9LM
Johnny Damon: K
Mark Teixeira: W
Alex Rodriguez: S6/G56.2-3;1-2
Hideki Matsui: K
Jorge Posada: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Robinson Cano: 43/G4-

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: W
Dustin Pedroia: SB2
Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9D.2-3
Victor Martinez: 8/SF/L8RM.3-H
Kevin Youkilis: K

Top 2

Nick Swisher: 43/G4-
Melky Cabrera: S5/G56S-
Derek Jeter: S8/L8LS+.1-3
Eric Hinske: DGR/L9LS.3-H;1-3
Mark Teixeira: D9/L3D.3-H;2-H
Alex Rodriguez: WP.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: S7/L7LS+.3-H;BX2(74)
Hideki Matsui: 9/F89D+

Bot 2

Jason Bay: 3/F13-
David Ortiz: W
Mike Lowell: 8/F8RXD
J. D. Drew: 3/G34S-

Top 3

Jorge Posada: K+WP.B-1
Robinson Cano: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Nick Swisher: K

Bot 3

Alex Gonzalez: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Dustin Pedroia: D6/F7LD+.BX3(65)

Top 4

Melky Cabrera: 63/G6
Derek Jeter: 9/F9LD
Eric Hinske: 7/F78M

Bot 4

Victor Martinez: 63/G6
Kevin Youkilis: 3/F34-
Jason Bay: 7/L78D+

Top 5

Mark Teixeira: S9/F8RM
Alex Rodriguez: S7/F78D+.1-3
Hideki Matsui: HR/F89D+.3-H;1-H
Jorge Posada: W
Robinson Cano: WP.1-2
Robinson Cano: D8/L78S+.2-H
Nick Swisher: 43/G34.2-3
Melky Cabrera: S8/G4M+.3-H
Derek Jeter: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Eric Hinske: W.1-2
Mark Teixeira: S9/L34+.2-H;1-2
Alex Rodriguez: W.2-3;1-2
Hideki Matsui: 6/F6D-

Bot 5

David Ortiz: 7/F7LM
Mike Lowell: S8/F8RM
Rocco Baldelli: D8/F8LXD+.1-3
Alex Gonzalez: 53/G56
Jacoby Ellsbury: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H
Dustin Pedroia: D7/G5F+.1-H
Victor Martinez: K

Top 6

Jorge Posada: D8/F8RXD+
Robinson Cano: 8/F8RM
Nick Swisher: S9/G34+.2-3
Melky Cabrera: D8/F78D+.3-H;1-3
Derek Jeter: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H
Eric Hinske: WP.1-2
Eric Hinske: 3/G34+.2-3
Mark Teixeira: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Casey Kotchman: E4/TH1/G4
Nick Green: S9/L34D+.1-3
David Ortiz: S8/F8LM.3-H(UR);1-2
Mike Lowell: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
Rocco Baldelli: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Gonzalez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(UR);2-3
Jacoby Ellsbury: 4/L4D-

Top 7

Alex Rodriguez: T8/F8LXD+
Hideki Matsui: 3/G34.3-H
Jorge Posada: 7/L7M
Robinson Cano: 43/G34

Bot 7

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89XD+
Jason Varitek: W
Casey Kotchman: HP.1-2
Nick Green: W.2-3;1-2
David Ortiz: 7/F7M
Mike Lowell: K

Top 8

Nick Swisher: K
Melky Cabrera: 7/F7D
Derek Jeter: 43/G34+

Bot 8

Rocco Baldelli: 53/G56
Alex Gonzalez: 13/G-
Jacoby Ellsbury: 53/G56S

Top 9

Eric Hinske: D8/F8LM
Mark Teixeira: 7/F7S
Jerry Hairston: W
Hideki Matsui: HR/F9LD.2-H;1-H
Jorge Posada: 3/G34
Robinson Cano: E7/F7M.B-2
Nick Swisher: D8/F8LXD+.2-H(UR)
Melky Cabrera: S9/G3+.2-3;BX2(96)

Bot 9

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89M
Jason Varitek: HR/F8LXD+
Casey Kotchman: S8/L4MD+
Nick Green: 54(1)/FO/G56S
David Ortiz: D8/L8LXD+.1-H
Mike Lowell: HR/F7LD+.2-H
Rocco Baldelli: HP
Alex Gonzalez: 64(1)/FO/G6

Notes & reviews

Johnny Damon fouled a pitch off his leg
Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon left the game due to an injured knee
Pedroia's fly off the wall down the left field line bounced past left fielder Eric Hinske and was fielded by Derek Jeter

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