NY Yankees (87-72) at Boston (94-65)

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Aceves' potential can shine vs. Sox

David Singh / MLB.com
Though Friday's game against the Red Sox will have no playoff implications for the Yankees, they will get the chance to take one final look this year at starter Alfredo Aceves, who has been quite the pleasant surprise for New York since his promotion to the Major League club on Aug. 28.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Alfredo Aceves

  • #91 RHP
  • (1-0) 1.38 ERA 15 SO
Yankees: Aceves looks to keep his budding career moving in the right direction as he makes his fourth big league start and his final one of the campaign. Aceves last faced the Orioles on Sept. 20 and hurled six innings of scoreless five-hit ball, and has allowed three runs in his past 19 innings. The Mexican League product is facing the Red Sox for the first time.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-0 1.38 26.0 6 15 .211
Season 1-0 1.38 26.0 6 15 .211
September 1-0 1.50 24.0 6 12 .225

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/26/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 87 72 .547 9.0 48-33 39-39
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 94 65 .591 2.0 55-23 39-42
Stats - 09/26/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .270 761 176 731 112 993 4.27 1414.0 1453 474 1118
BOS .280 831 171 793 118 1045 3.92 1418.1 1330 536 1163
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Red Sox taking race one game at a time

Mark Remme / MLB.com
As the Red Sox open Friday's series against the Yankees, the road remains just as difficult as it did the day before. A single loss eliminates them from contention, as does a single win by the Rays at Comerica Park over the next three days.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

David Pauley

  • #62 RHP
  • (0-0) 9.31 ERA 9 SO
Red Sox: After a substantial rain delay before Friday's game, manager Terry Francona elected to scratch starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in favor of the rarely-used Pauley. Pauley, a 25-year-old right-hander making his second start of the season, was 14-4 with a 3.55 ERA for Triple-A Pawtucket this season. His lone start at the Major League level came on April 22, a 7-6 loss to the Angels in which he allowed five runs but got a no-decision.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 0-2 8.42 25.2 10 19 .400
Season 0-0 9.31 9.2 4 9 .370
September 0-0 8.44 5.1 2 6 .385

Yankees hitters vs David Pauley

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .273 11 0 1
Cano, Robinson - - - - .250 4 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Damon, Johnny - - - - .500 6 1 2
Duncan, Shelley .333 3 1 2 .182 22 2 5
Gardner, Brett .600 5 0 2 .545 11 0 3
Hairston Jr., Jerry - - - - .000 2 0 0
Hinske, Eric - - - - .500 2 0 0
Jeter, Derek - - - - .000 2 0 0
Matsui, Hideki - - - - - - - -
Miranda, Juan .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Molina, Jose - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .286 7 0 0
Posada, Jorge - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .200 5 0 1
Swisher, Nick - - - - - - - -
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .667 3 0 1

Red Sox hitters vs Alfredo Aceves

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - - - - -
Baldelli, Rocco - - - - - - - -
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Bay, Jason - - - - - 0 0 0
Brown, Dusty .400 5 0 0 .400 5 0 0
Drew, J.D. - - - - - - - -
Ellsbury, Jacoby - - - - .667 3 1 1
Gonzalez, Alex - - - - - - - -
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - - - - -
Lowell, Mike - - - - .000 1 0 0
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .000 1 0 0
Martinez, Victor .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Ortiz, David - - - - - - - -
Pedroia, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason - - - - - - - -
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Woodward, Chris - - - - .000 3 0 0
Youkilis, Kevin - - - - .500 2 1 2

Yanks pour it on (88-72) (94-66)

Yankees 19, Red Sox 8

Ransom flexes

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Before Cody Ransom went deep twice, Johnny Damon homered to give the Yankees a lead they would keep to help push his former team out of the race for the American League East title. Phil Coke allowed the first run of his young career in a game that withstood a pair of rain delays.

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Wild Card for Sox

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Not capitalizing on the Rays' loss, the Red Sox were forced to assume the AL Wild Card role with a defeat that was started by David Pauley rather than Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was skipped due to the threat of rain. Catching prospect George Kottaras doubled for his first career hit.
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Yankees 19, Red Sox 8

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF4112013.305
  b-Cabrera, M, PH-LF-RF2110001.244
Jeter, SS2000000.300
  Ransom, SS3332100.297
Abreu, RF3411210.297
  Robertson, P0000000.000
  Britton, P0000000.000
Rodriguez, A, 3B3011012.300
  a-Betemit, PH-3B3121001.266
Giambi, 1B3201123.249
  Miranda, 1B1110000.429
Nady, DH-LF5430102.305
Cano, 2B5135001.267
Moeller, C4121002.231
Gardner, CF6024002.229
Totals441920185517 

a-Doubled for Rodriguez, A in the 5th. b-Flied out for Damon in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Moeller (6, Pauley), Cano 2 (34, Aardsma, Smith, C), Betemit 2 (13, Timlin, Smith, C), Ransom (3, Hansack), Nady (37, Hansack).
HR: Damon (17, 2nd inning off Pauley, 1 on, 2 out), Ransom 2 (4, 4th inning off Aardsma, 0 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon 4; Cabrera, M; Ransom 10; Abreu; Rodriguez, A; Betemit 4; Miranda; Nady 4; Cano 5; Moeller 3; Gardner 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, A (102), Gardner 4 (16), Damon 2 (71), Cano 5 (71), Ransom 2 (8), Moeller (9), Betemit (25), Giambi (96), Abreu (100).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A; Damon 2; Gardner 3; Cano.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon 2; Nady; Moeller; Betemit.
SF: Cano; Moeller; Abreu.
GIDP: Moeller.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Abreu (21, 2nd base off Pauley/Cash).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cano-Giambi 2).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF5241002.280
Lowrie, SS4211121.259
Lowell, DH1000001.274
  a-Carter, PH-DH3210110.462
Youkilis, 3B2112010.315
  Kottaras, G, C3010012.200
Kotsay, RF2010000.276
  Van Every, J, RF3013001.250
Bay, LF1100211.287
  Bailey, LF1010100.283
Casey, 1B5000006.323
Cash, C-3B3010111.232
Velazquez, 2B4011001.250
Totals3781386716 

a-Flied out for Lowell in the 3rd.

BATTING
2B: Kottaras, G (1, Coke), Ellsbury (22, Britton), Lowrie (25, Britton).
3B: Van Every, J (1, Britton).
HR: Ellsbury (9, 1st inning off Aceves, A, 0 on, 0 out), Youkilis (29, 1st inning off Aceves, A, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Ellsbury 8; Lowrie 2; Carter; Youkilis 4; Kottaras, G 2; Kotsay; Van Every, J 3; Bailey; Cash; Velazquez.
RBI: Ellsbury (46), Youkilis 2 (115), Velazquez (1), Van Every, J 3 (4), Lowrie (46).
2-out RBI: Van Every, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowrie; Bay; Cash; Casey.
GIDP: Casey; Ellsbury.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury (50, 2nd base off Aceves, A/Moeller).

FIELDING
E: Casey (3, fielding).
DP: (Lowrie-Velazquez-Casey).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Aceves, A 4.05444122.40
Coke 2.04110200.66
Robertson (W, 4-0)2.01000305.52
Britton 1.03332105.09
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Pauley (L, 0-1)2.267612111.68
Aardsma 0.23552015.29
Timlin 1.23110315.77
Smith, C 1.23332007.85
Hansack 2.15330004.76

WP: Aceves, A, Timlin.
HBP: Moeller (by Aardsma), Giambi (by Aardsma).
Pitches-strikes: Aceves, A 77-42, Coke 32-22, Robertson 22-15, Britton 37-22, Pauley 67-41, Aardsma 30-14, Timlin 28-18, Smith, C 46-25, Hansack 42-30.
Groundouts-flyouts: Aceves, A 7-4, Coke 2-1, Robertson 2-1, Britton 1-1, Pauley 2-4, Aardsma 1-1, Timlin 1-1, Smith, C 1-4, Hansack 4-3.
Batters faced: Aceves, A 19, Coke 9, Robertson 7, Britton 8, Pauley 16, Aardsma 9, Timlin 8, Smith, C 10, Hansack 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Aardsma 2-2, Timlin 2-2, Hansack 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Randy Marsh. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Jerry Layne.
Weather: 64 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 16 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:38 (2:09 delay).
Att: 37,301.
September 26, 2008

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