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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2016-05-01 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 34279 · 49°F, drizzle, wet · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:17

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 8–7. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts grounds into a force out, third baseman Chase Headley to second baseman Starlin Castro. Mookie Betts scores. Dustin Pedroia out at 2nd. Xander Bogaerts to 1st. New York Yankees took the lead in the 3rd — Alex Rodriguez homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 3rd — Yankees challenged (timing play), call on the field was upheld: Brock Holt singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. David Ortiz scores. Hanley Ramirez out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury to third baseman Chase Headley. New York Yankees took the lead in the 5th — Alex Rodriguez doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Brock Holt. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. Brett Gardner scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 7th — Christian Vazquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brock Holt scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Christian Vazquez homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brock Holt scores — worth 33% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	7	9
BOS	1	0	3	0	2	0	2	0		8	14

W: David Price L: Ivan Nova SV: Craig Kimbrel

Umpires — HP: Alan Porter · 1B: John Tumpane · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	4	2	2	1	0	0
Brett Gardner	3	1	0	0	1	1
Alex Rodriguez	4	2	2	4	0	0
Mark Teixeira	4	0	1	1	0	1
Starlin Castro	4	1	2	0	0	0
Chase Headley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Aaron Hicks	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ronald Torreyes	3	1	1	0	0	0
Austin Romine	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brian McCann	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carlos Beltran	1	0	0	0	0	1
Didi Gregorius	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	5	1	1	0	0	0
Dustin Pedroia	5	1	3	0	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	5	1	3	1	0	0
David Ortiz	4	1	1	0	1	2
Hanley Ramirez	4	1	1	2	0	0
Travis Shaw	4	1	2	2	0	2
Brock Holt	3	1	1	1	1	0
Christian Vazquez	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jackie Bradley	3	0	1	0	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nathan Eovaldi	5.0	10	3	3
Ivan Nova	1.2	2	0	0
Dellin Betances	0.1	1	0	0
Andrew Miller	1.0	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Price	7.0	8	1	3
Koji Uehara	1.0	1	1	2
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: D7/L7LS+
Brett Gardner: 13/SH/BG34S.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: FC5/G5.3XH(52)
Mark Teixeira: 6/L6+

Bot 1

Mookie Betts: S8/G6M+
Dustin Pedroia: S9/G4+.1-3
Xander Bogaerts: 54(1)/FO/G56.3-H
David Ortiz: WP.1-2
David Ortiz: K
Hanley Ramirez: 4/F4-

Top 2

Starlin Castro: 3/G3
Chase Headley: S8/G6M+
Aaron Hicks: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M-

Bot 2

Travis Shaw: K
Brock Holt: W
Christian Vazquez: PO1(E1).1-2
Christian Vazquez: FC1.2X3(145)
Jackie Bradley: 7/L78M

Top 3

Ronald Torreyes: S7/L6+
Austin Romine: 53/SH/BG15+.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: D9/G3+.2-H
Brett Gardner: 43/G4.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: HR/F8LXD+.3-H
Mark Teixeira: 53/G5+

Bot 3

Mookie Betts: 53/G56
Dustin Pedroia: S9/L89S
Xander Bogaerts: S7/L7S.1-2
David Ortiz: W.2-3;1-2
Hanley Ramirez: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
Travis Shaw: K
Brock Holt: S8/MREV/L4D.2-H;1X3(85)

Top 4

Starlin Castro: S8/L8RM
Chase Headley: 4/F8RS
Aaron Hicks: 64(1)/FO/G6
Ronald Torreyes: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 4

Christian Vazquez: 43/G4
Jackie Bradley: S7/G6+
Mookie Betts: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Dustin Pedroia: S9/G34+.1-3(E9)
Xander Bogaerts: 43/G4

Top 5

Austin Romine: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: HP
Brett Gardner: W.1-2
Alex Rodriguez: D7/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Mark Teixeira: S7/L7S+.2-H
Starlin Castro: 53/G56S-.1-2
Chase Headley: K

Bot 5

David Ortiz: S9/L34D+
Hanley Ramirez: 54(1)/FO/G6S
Travis Shaw: HR/F9LD+.1-H
Brock Holt: 53/G6S
Christian Vazquez: 63/G6

Top 6

Aaron Hicks: 7/L78S
Ronald Torreyes: 5/L56+
Austin Romine: K

Bot 6

Jackie Bradley: W
Mookie Betts: 9/F9M
Dustin Pedroia: 9/L9LM
Xander Bogaerts: S6/G6.1-2
David Ortiz: SB3
David Ortiz: 3/F23F-

Top 7

Jacoby Ellsbury: 4/F4-
Brett Gardner: 43/G34
Alex Rodriguez: 43/G6M

Bot 7

Hanley Ramirez: 9/L89M
Travis Shaw: S9/G3+
Brock Holt: 54(1)/FO/G56
Christian Vazquez: HR/F7D+.1-H
Jackie Bradley: 8/F8RD

Top 8

Mark Teixeira: K
Starlin Castro: D7/L5D+
Chase Headley: 3/G3.2-3
Brian McCann: WP.3-H(NR)
Brian McCann: W
Carlos Beltran: K

Bot 8

Mookie Betts: 63/G6
Dustin Pedroia: 9/L9M
Xander Bogaerts: D7/F7LD
David Ortiz: K

Top 9

Didi Gregorius: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/F78M
Brett Gardner: K

Notes & reviews

replay,3,holtb002,BOS,iassd901,BOS07,,N,M,NYA,M $when David Ortiz was ruled to have scored before Hanley Ramirez was tagged out, Yankees manager Joe Girardi challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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