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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2016-08-10 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37779 · 79°F · Wind 12 mph to LF · 4:15

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 9–4. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 3rd — Mookie Betts grounds into a force out, second baseman Starlin Castro to shortstop Didi Gregorius. Sandy Leon scores. Dustin Pedroia to 3rd. Xander Bogaerts out at 2nd. Mookie Betts to 1st. New York Yankees took the lead in the 7th — Starlin Castro doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. Chase Headley scores. Mark Teixeira to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Starlin Castro doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Jacoby Ellsbury scores. Chase Headley scores. Mark Teixeira to 3rd — worth 28% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	9	15
BOS	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	9

W: Tyler Clippard L: Fernando Abad SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian Knight · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Todd Tichenor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Gardner	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	3	1	1	1	1	0
Chase Headley	5	1	2	1	0	1
Mark Teixeira	3	0	1	0	2	2
Starlin Castro	5	0	1	2	0	1
Didi Gregorius	5	2	2	1	0	1
Gary Sanchez	5	2	4	1	0	0
Austin Romine	4	2	2	1	1	0
Aaron Hicks	2	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Refsnyder	1	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	5	0	2	1	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	3	0	0	1	1	0
Mookie Betts	4	0	2	1	0	0
David Ortiz	2	0	0	0	3	1
Hanley Ramirez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Bradley	5	1	2	0	0	0
Travis Shaw	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sandy Leon	3	2	2	0	1	1
Andrew Benintendi	4	1	1	1	0	0
Aaron Hill	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brock Holt	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nathan Eovaldi	1.0	0	0	0
Chasen Shreve	1.1	2	1	0
Blake Parker	1.1	2	1	0
Nick Goody	0.2	1	2	0
Tommy Layne	0.2	1	1	1
Tyler Clippard	1.0	3	1	0
Adam Warren	2.0	0	0	2
Dellin Betances	1.0	0	0	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Drew Pomeranz	5.1	6	1	5
Clay Buchholz	0.2	0	0	0
Matt Barnes	0.1	3	0	0
Fernando Abad	0.1	2	0	1
Junichi Tazawa	0.1	2	2	0
Robbie Ross	1.0	1	1	1
Brad Ziegler	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brett Gardner: S5/G56S-
Jacoby Ellsbury: 13/SH.1-2
Chase Headley: K
Mark Teixeira: K

Bot 1

Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9D+
Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6+
Mookie Betts: 8/F8LXD+

Top 2

Starlin Castro: 43/G4
Didi Gregorius: K
Gary Sanchez: 53/G5S-

Bot 2

David Ortiz: W
Hanley Ramirez: 3/F3-
Jackie Bradley: 7/F78M
Travis Shaw: 13/G56S-

Top 3

Austin Romine: 63/G6
Aaron Hicks: 53/G56
Brett Gardner: 5/P2F

Bot 3

Sandy Leon: S5/G
Andrew Benintendi: 2/BP2LF
Dustin Pedroia: D7/L7LM.1-3
Xander Bogaerts: HP
Mookie Betts: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-3
David Ortiz: 7/F7S

Top 4

Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G34-
Chase Headley: 63/G6S-
Mark Teixeira: S7/G56
Starlin Castro: K

Bot 4

Hanley Ramirez: 9/F9LD+
Jackie Bradley: S8/L8RS+
Travis Shaw: W.1-2
Sandy Leon: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 6(1)/FO/G4MS-.3-H;2-3
Dustin Pedroia: 6/P

Top 5

Didi Gregorius: HR/F89D+
Gary Sanchez: S9/L89M
Austin Romine: S7/G56+.1-2
Aaron Hicks: K
Brett Gardner: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 5

Xander Bogaerts: W
Mookie Betts: D7/L7LM+.1-3
David Ortiz: IW
Hanley Ramirez: 7/F8LM
Jackie Bradley: 3/F3F-
Aaron Hill: K

Top 6

Jacoby Ellsbury: 6/F6D
Chase Headley: S8/G6M
Mark Teixeira: W.1-2
Starlin Castro: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S-

Bot 6

Sandy Leon: W
Andrew Benintendi: S9/G3+.1-3
Dustin Pedroia: S7/G56+.3-H;1-3
Xander Bogaerts: 64(1)/FO/G56.3-H
Mookie Betts: D8/F78XD+.1XH(862)
David Ortiz: IW
Hanley Ramirez: WP.2-3;1-2
Hanley Ramirez: 7/F7LM

Top 7

Didi Gregorius: S8/G6+
Gary Sanchez: S7/G56+.1-2
Austin Romine: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
Alex Rodriguez: 9/F89D+.2-3
Brett Gardner: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/G3+.3-H;1-3
Chase Headley: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
Mark Teixeira: W.2-3;1-2
Starlin Castro: D7/L5D+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Didi Gregorius: 5/F56-

Bot 7

Jackie Bradley: S7/L78S-
Aaron Hill: K
Sandy Leon: K
Andrew Benintendi: 1/L13

Top 8

Gary Sanchez: HR/F8LXD+
Austin Romine: W
Rob Refsnyder: S8/L8LS.1-2
Brett Gardner: WP.2-3;1-2
Brett Gardner: 7/F7LS
Jacoby Ellsbury: W
Chase Headley: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
Chase Headley: 3/P3F
Mark Teixeira: WP.3-H(NR);2-3
Mark Teixeira: K

Bot 8

Dustin Pedroia: 4/F4D-
Xander Bogaerts: 7/F78D
Brock Holt: 7/F78S

Top 9

Starlin Castro: 53/G56
Didi Gregorius: 43/G4
Gary Sanchez: S7/G56+
Austin Romine: 9/F9LS

Bot 9

David Ortiz: K
Hanley Ramirez: K
Jackie Bradley: 31/G34S-

Notes & reviews

Yankees pitcher Nathan Eovaldi left the game due to an injured elbow
replay,7,benia002,BOS,millb901,BOS07,,N,U,,K $the umpires huddled to verify the ball/strike count and crew chief Bill Miller requested a review to verify the count; the scoreboard was not correct
Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts left the game due to an injured leg
Ortiz fouled pitch off right shin and left game; Brentz replaced him and completed strikeout which was charged to Ortiz

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