NY Yankees (5-5) at Boston (5-5)

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Yanks gear up for first trip to Fenway

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
As the Yankees ready for their first 2008 game against the Red Sox -- Friday at Fenway, 7:05 p.m. ET -- they see a lot of similar qualities in their rivals.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Chien-Ming Wang

  • #40 RHP
  • (2-0) 1.38 ERA 8 SO
Wang took a no-hitter into the fifth on Sunday, when he blanked the Rays for six innings. A high pitch count kept Wang from lasting deeper into the game, but it was enough for him to earn his second win. He'll look for No. 3 against the Red Sox, a team he beat three times in five starts last year. For his career, Wang holds a 2-3 record and 6.17 ERA at Fenway Park.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 48-18 3.69 546.2 147 235 .267
Season 2-0 1.38 13.0 4 8 .208
April 2-0 1.38 13.0 4 8 .208

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 5 5 .500 1.5 4-3 1-2
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 5 5 .500 1.5 2-1 3-4
Stats - 04/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .253 31 8 29 0 58 3.68 88.0 83 29 69
BOS .276 42 8 41 2 73 4.55 87.0 74 48 80
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Buchholz gets first taste of Sox-Yanks

Ian Browne / MLB.com
A fan of the Yanks growing up, Clay Buchholz faces them for the first time tonight (7:05 ET). Be there as the rivalry, now in Boston's favor, renews at Fenway.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Clay Buchholz

  • #61 RHP
  • (0-1) 5.40 ERA 7 SO
Although his pitching line might not show it, Buchholz took a step in the right direction with his performance against the Blue Jays in his last outing. The 23-year-old right-hander used all four of his pitches effectively en route to surrendering four runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking two. If it weren't for an error by first baseman Sean Casey and a few bloop hits by Toronto's offense, those numbers would have looked even more impressive. Buchholz has never faced the Yankees during his young career but is 2-0 with a 1.80 ERA in two career starts at Fenway Park.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 3-2 2.28 27.2 12 29 .204
Season 0-1 5.40 5.0 2 7 .273
April 0-1 5.40 5.0 2 7 .273

Yankees hitters vs Clay Buchholz

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 5 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .000 5 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - .333 3 0 0
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .667 3 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .333 3 0 0
Posada, Jorge - - - - .000 4 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .400 5 1 1
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .000 1 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - - - - -

Red Sox hitters vs Chien-Ming Wang

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - .333 6 1 2
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. - - - - .235 17 1 4
Ellsbury, Jacoby - - - - .250 4 0 1
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - .667 3 0 0
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - .500 6 0 1
Lowell, Mike - - - - .208 24 0 1
Lowrie, Jed - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Victor - - - - .214 14 0 3
Ortiz, David - - - - .444 36 2 11
Pedroia, Dustin - - - - .313 16 0 1
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason - - - - .100 20 1 1
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin - - - - .296 27 0 1

Two hits, one gem (6-5) (5-6)

Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Wang overpowering

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang lost his bid for a no-hitter in the fifth inning, but that hardly slowed him down. Wang faced one over the minimum until allowing an infield single in the ninth on his way to a complete-game masterpiece in the first of 18 between the Yankees and Red Sox.

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Series at a Glance

 

Offense silenced

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Clay Buchholz had his way with the Yankees for six innings, but with just two hits all night, the Red Sox had little chance against ace Chien-Ming Wang. J.D. Drew broke up Wang's no-hitter with a home run in the fifth, but he was the last Sox baserunner until the ninth.
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Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, M, CF3001003.286
Cano, 2B5000021.159
Abreu, RF5011000.316
Rodriguez, A, 3B5020001.310
Matsui, LF3120101.342
Posada, DH3010103.250
Giambi, 1B3111113.095
Molina, J, C4121013.346
Gonzalez, A, SS2110110.375
Totals3341044515 

BATTING
2B: Molina, J 2 (6, Buchholz, Timlin), Matsui (2, Buchholz), Gonzalez, A (2, Aardsma).
HR: Giambi (1, 7th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Abreu; Rodriguez, A 2; Matsui 3; Posada; Giambi 4; Molina, J 4; Gonzalez, A 2.
RBI: Molina, J (1), Giambi (3), Cabrera, M (4), Abreu (5).
2-out RBI: Abreu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Giambi; Posada 2; Molina, J 2.
S: Gonzalez, A; Cabrera, M.
SF: Cabrera, M.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez, A (1, throw).
DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Crisp, CF4010000.296
Pedroia, 2B4000001.250
Ortiz, DH3000011.077
Ramirez, M, LF3000020.256
Youkilis, 3B3000000.297
Drew, RF3111000.429
Varitek, C3000000.265
Casey, 1B3000000.294
Lugo, SS3000000.278
Totals29121032 

BATTING
HR: Drew (3, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Crisp; Drew 4.
RBI: Drew (8).
2-out RBI: Drew.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pedroia.
GIDP: Ortiz.
Team LOB: 1.

FIELDING
DP: (Casey).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wang (W, 3-0)9.02110311.23
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buchholz 6.04113303.27
Timlin (L, 0-1)0.122200154.00
Okajima 0.20000100.00
Lopez, J 0.22001006.75
Aardsma 1.12110103.18

Pitches-strikes: Wang 93-61, Buchholz 98-58, Timlin 9-5, Okajima 8-7, Lopez, J 15-7, Aardsma 24-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wang 10-14, Buchholz 8-6, Timlin 1-0, Okajima 0-1, Lopez, J 2-0, Aardsma 3-0.
Batters faced: Wang 29, Buchholz 24, Timlin 3, Okajima 2, Lopez, J 5, Aardsma 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Okajima 1-1, Aardsma 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 49 degrees, rain.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:59.
Att: 37,624.
April 11, 2008

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