NY Yankees (57-45) at Boston (60-44)

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Yankees' focus unchanged after deal

Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
On Saturday, the Bombers play the second of their three-game weekend series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, with Andy Pettitte opposing Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield on FOX.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (11-7) 3.86 ERA 100 SO
Yankees: Pettitte didn't make many mistakes in his eight innings against Oakland on Sunday, giving up four hits with no walks, the lone run coming in the sixth. But he retired the side in the next two innings, part of six 1-2-3 frames. Pettitte struck out five of the first 11 hitters in the 114-pitch outing. The Yankees had a reliever warming up in the bullpen in the seventh and eighth innings, but they didn't need them.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 212-120 3.84 2660.2 820 1944 .270
Season 11-7 3.86 133.0 30 100 .275
July 2-2 3.38 26.2 4 22 .258
Vs. Boston 0-1 9.64 4.2 3 2 .500

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/26/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 57 45 .559 3.0 33-22 24-23
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 60 44 .577 1.0 36-12 24-32
Stats - 07/26/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .269 475 97 461 65 587 3.94 908.0 899 305 725
BOS .279 517 113 488 81 681 3.76 922.2 850 376 754
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Consistent Wakefield to take on Yanks

Mark Remme / MLB.com
The Red Sox will look to regroup and lock down a win on Saturday in an afternoon showdown at Fenway. It was their first shutout loss at home since June 6 against the Mariners.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Tim Wakefield

  • #49 RHP
  • (6-7) 3.69 ERA 85 SO
Red Sox: Don't let the knuckleballer's record fool you. Wakefield has been one of the most consistent starters in the American League this season. Of late, he has delivered machine-like consistency, going at least seven innings in nine of his last 10 starts and giving up three earned runs or less in all but one of those outings. In four July starts, Wakefield is 1-2 with a 2.96 ERA. Wakefield took the loss in his last start, giving up six hits and four runs over seven-plus innings against the Angels. This is his second start against the Yankees this season. On July 6, Wakefield took a no-decision, giving up four hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 174-153 4.30 2750.1 1059 1875 .252
Season 6-7 3.69 129.1 47 85 .218
July 1-2 2.96 27.1 5 16 .175
Vs. NY Yankees 0-0 4.26 6.1 1 5 .182

Yankees hitters vs Tim Wakefield

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .000 2 0 0 .455 11 0 2
Cano, Robinson .000 2 0 0 .324 37 3 9
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett .333 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .333 3 0 1 .284 67 0 6
Miranda, Juan - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .000 2 0 0 .227 44 3 12
Rodriguez, Alex .667 3 1 1 .306 49 6 9
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .167 6 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .207 29 1 3

Red Sox hitters vs Andy Pettitte

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. .667 3 0 0 .346 26 3 3
Ellsbury, Jacoby .333 3 0 2 .500 8 0 4
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - .000 3 0 0
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - - - - -
Lowell, Mike 1.000 1 0 2 .350 20 0 5
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .200 5 0 0
Martinez, Victor .500 2 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Ortiz, David - - - - .333 33 1 6
Pedroia, Dustin .333 3 0 0 .231 26 0 5
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason .000 1 0 0 .240 25 2 5
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin .333 3 0 0 .450 20 1 3

Yanks popping in Sox's rearview mirror (58-45) (60-45)

Yankees 10, Red Sox 3

Make that streak eight

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees' win streak reached eight games after they beat the Red Sox easily behind Andy Pettitte and a potent Bombers offense, which gave Boston starter Tim Wakefield fits all day, knocking him out in the sixth. With the victory, the Yanks are even with the Sox in the loss column.

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Series at a Glance

 

Back-to-back losses

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Boston beat New York to the scoreboard, but a usually consistent Tim Wakefield was off his game, giving up six runs on eight hits. The Red Sox, who picked up RBIs from David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and J.D. Drew, are now just one game ahead of the Yankees for second in the AL East.
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Yankees 10, Red Sox 3

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, DH5112004.313
  a-Christian, PH-DH1000001.273
Jeter, SS6121024.285
Abreu, RF4122101.279
Rodriguez, A, 3B3121101.324
  Betemit, 3B0000000.250
Giambi, 1B4001125.252
  1-Sexson, PR-1B0000000.216
Cano, 2B4133100.270
Nady, LF3100103.327
Cabrera, M, CF5220022.250
Molina, J, C2210201.220
Totals371013107622 

a-Grounded out for Damon in the 9th.
1-Ran for Giambi in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Jeter (22, Wakefield), Rodriguez, A (21, Wakefield), Cabrera, M (12, Wakefield), Abreu (25, Masterson), Cano (22, Hansen).
HR: Cano (9, 4th inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon; Jeter 3; Abreu 3; Rodriguez, A 3; Cano 7; Cabrera, M 3; Molina, J.
RBI: Abreu 2 (66), Cano 3 (48), Damon 2 (40), Jeter (47), Rodriguez, A (62), Giambi (59).
2-out RBI: Abreu; Damon; Giambi; Cano 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Cabrera, M; Giambi 2; Jeter 2; Nady 2.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (15, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash), Cabrera, M (8, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash).
CS: Cano (4, 2nd base by Wakefield/Cash), Nady (1, 2nd base by Lopez, J/Cash).

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez, A (8, fielding).
DP: (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pedroia, 2B4100112.317
Youkilis, 1B4120100.313
Ortiz, DH4021023.257
Ramirez, M, LF4001005.298
Lowell, 3B3000111.285
Drew, RF4111013.287
Lowrie, SS2000210.286
Crisp, CF4000022.248
Cash, C4010021.235
Totals3336351017 

BATTING
HR: Drew (19, 6th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Youkilis 2; Ortiz 2; Drew 4; Cash.
RBI: Ortiz (44), Ramirez, M (63), Drew (58).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew; Ramirez, M.
GIDP: Ramirez, M.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Youkilis-Lowell, Cash-Pedroia).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pettitte (W, 12-7)6.05313713.76
Veras 0.11001102.94
Marte (H, 16)0.10000103.45
Ramirez, E (H, 3)1.10001102.39
Robertson 1.00000001.46
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wakefield (L, 6-8)5.18664313.94
Masterson 0.03110003.65
Lopez, J 1.20000102.72
Hansen 0.21333105.90
Timlin 1.11000105.72

Masterson pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Wakefield, Hansen.
HBP: Molina, J (by Wakefield), Nady (by Lopez, J), Rodriguez, A (by Hansen).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 110-67, Veras 14-6, Marte 4-4, Ramirez, E 22-14, Robertson 13-7, Wakefield 100-59, Masterson 14-8, Lopez, J 17-10, Hansen 32-13, Timlin 19-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pettitte 8-3, Veras 0-0, Marte 0-0, Ramirez, E 2-1, Robertson 2-1, Wakefield 6-6, Masterson 0-0, Lopez, J 2-0, Hansen 1-0, Timlin 3-0.
Batters faced: Pettitte 26, Veras 3, Marte 1, Ramirez, E 5, Robertson 3, Wakefield 28, Masterson 3, Lopez, J 4, Hansen 7, Timlin 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Marte 2-0, Ramirez, E 2-0, Masterson 2-2, Lopez, J 2-0, Timlin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:28.
Att: 37,225.
July 26, 2008

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