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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

2016-09-18 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37306 · 78°F · Wind 8 mph to CF · 3:31

Boston Red Sox defeated New York Yankees 5–4. New York Yankees opened the scoring in the 1st — Didi Gregorius singles on a ground ball to right fielder Mookie Betts. Brett Gardner scores. Billy Butler to 2nd. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 7th — Hanley Ramirez homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Hanley Ramirez homers (27) on a line drive to left field. Bryan Holaday scores. Xander Bogaerts scores — worth 23% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
BOS	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		5	10

W: Robby Scott L: Tyler Clippard SV: Koji Uehara

Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: John Hirschbeck · 2B: D.J. Reyburn · 3B: Bill Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Gardner	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ronald Torreyes	4	0	0	1	0	2
Gary Sanchez	5	1	3	1	0	1
Billy Butler	2	0	1	0	1	0
Didi Gregorius	4	0	2	1	0	1
Brian McCann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Donovan Solano	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mason Williams	4	1	2	0	0	1
Rob Refsnyder	3	0	0	0	1	1
Mark Teixeira	2	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Romine	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	5	0	0	0	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	2	1	0	0	2	2
Mookie Betts	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	2	3	4	0	1
Chris Young	4	0	1	0	0	2
Travis Shaw	4	1	1	0	0	0
Aaron Hill	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jackie Bradley	4	0	1	1	0	2
Bryan Holaday	2	1	2	0	0	0
David Ortiz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Christian Vazquez	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
CC Sabathia	5.0	8	3	5
Blake Parker	1.0	0	0	2
Tyler Clippard	1.0	2	0	0
Tommy Layne	1.0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Drew Pomeranz	3.2	7	2	3
Heath Hembree	1.1	1	0	0
Junichi Tazawa	1.0	0	0	1
Brad Ziegler	0.2	1	0	1
Robby Scott	0.2	0	0	1
Joe Kelly	0.2	1	0	0
Koji Uehara	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brett Gardner: D9/L34D+
Ronald Torreyes: K
Gary Sanchez: K
Billy Butler: W
Didi Gregorius: S9/G34+.2-H;1-2
Brian McCann: 7/F7D+

Bot 1

Dustin Pedroia: 2/F25F-
Xander Bogaerts: K
Mookie Betts: S9/G34+
Hanley Ramirez: S8/L8LM+.1-3
Chris Young: K

Top 2

Donovan Solano: 9/F9S
Mason Williams: K
Rob Refsnyder: 43/G4

Bot 2

Travis Shaw: 43/G4-
Aaron Hill: 53/G56S-
Jackie Bradley: K

Top 3

Brett Gardner: 53/G56S+
Ronald Torreyes: 63/G6S-
Gary Sanchez: HR/L7LD+
Billy Butler: S8/L8LS
Didi Gregorius: S8/L89M.1-3
Brian McCann: 56(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Bryan Holaday: S9/L9S
Dustin Pedroia: 153.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: W
Mookie Betts: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Hanley Ramirez: K

Top 4

Donovan Solano: S5/G5-
Mason Williams: D8/MREV/L78D+.1-3
Rob Refsnyder: W
Brett Gardner: 4(1)/FO/G4S.3-H;2-3
Ronald Torreyes: 54(1)/FO/G5S-.3-H
Gary Sanchez: 23/G25-

Bot 4

Chris Young: K
Travis Shaw: 9/F89D
Aaron Hill: W
Jackie Bradley: 43/G4S-

Top 5

Billy Butler: 43/G4M-
Didi Gregorius: 4/F4
Brian McCann: D8/L78D+
Donovan Solano: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Bryan Holaday: DGR8/FINT/UREV/F8LXD+
Dustin Pedroia: 7/F78D
Xander Bogaerts: W
Mookie Betts: 1.2-3(E1/TH);1-2
Hanley Ramirez: HR/L7LD+.3-H;2-H
Chris Young: 63/G6

Top 6

Mason Williams: 3/G3
Rob Refsnyder: K
Brett Gardner: 63/G6

Bot 6

Travis Shaw: S7/L7S+
Aaron Hill: S7/G5+.1-3
Jackie Bradley: S9/L89S+.3-H;1-2
David Ortiz: K
Dustin Pedroia: 5(2)/FO/G5-.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: PB.2-3;1-2
Xander Bogaerts: K

Top 7

Ronald Torreyes: K
Gary Sanchez: S7/F78D+
Mark Teixeira: 9/L9M+
Didi Gregorius: K

Bot 7

Mookie Betts: 4/F4M-
Hanley Ramirez: HR/F7D+
Chris Young: S9/L89D+
Travis Shaw: 8/F78D
Aaron Hill: 7/F7LS

Top 8

Brian McCann: 3/L3+
Donovan Solano: 53/G56S
Mason Williams: S8/G4M+
Rob Refsnyder: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Jackie Bradley: K
Christian Vazquez: 53/G56-
Dustin Pedroia: 4/F34D

Top 9

Brett Gardner: 9/L9LM+
Austin Romine: K
Gary Sanchez: S7/L78S
Mark Teixeira: 8/F8LS

Notes & reviews

replay,4,willm007,NYA,hirsj901,BOS07,,N,M,BOS,A $when Mason Williams was called safe at 2B, Red Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
replay,5,holab001,BOS,hirsj901,BOS07,,N,U,,H $Bryan Holaday's fly to CF was touched by a fan who reached over the wall at the flagpole; the ball was ruled in play and Holaday reached 2B; the umpires huddled and changed the ruling to fan interference; crew chief John Hirschbeck requested a review, which upheld the call of interference

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