Boston (62-47) at NY Yankees (68-42)

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Sox turn to Lester to avoid Bronx sweep

Thomas Boorstein / MLB.com
With his team's margin of error decreasing by the day, Jon Lester's fine-tuning has gone a long way.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Jon Lester

  • #31 LHP
  • (9-7) 3.79 ERA 158 SO
The power lefty continues to turn in solid results. In Lester's last start, he gave up three hits and a run over six-plus innings, He is 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA in four starts since the All-Star break, and is 4-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 11 road starts. Lester has pitched twice against the Yankees this season, going 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA. Lester is 3-0 with a 3.43 ERA in six career starts against New York.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 36-15 3.80 494.2 186 420 .261
Season 9-7 3.79 140.0 46 158 .252
August 0-0 1.50 6.0 2 10 .143
Vs. NY Yankees 1-0 3.46 13.0 5 17 .255

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/09/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 62 47 .569 5.5 35-17 27-30
New York Yankees (AL East) 68 42 .618 - 38-17 30-25
Stats - 08/09/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BOS .262 560 129 534 87 771 4.18 977.2 1000 358 835
NYY .278 614 165 587 72 673 4.37 988.1 947 398 840
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Pettitte looks to sweep aside Sox

Jared Diamond / MLB.com
Talks of the Yankees' so-called inability to beat the Red Sox this season have all but permanently vanished during the past three days.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (9-6) 4.35 ERA 99 SO
Thanks in large part to some newfound control of his cut fastball, Pettitte was able to hold the Blue Jays to just one run in 6 2/3 innings last time out. Struggling with his control at times, Pettitte nonetheless struck out six batters, using the cutter to work ahead in counts. That snapped a three-game losing streak for Pettitte, and he would like to avoid adding to another small streak -- dating back to August of last season, Pettitte has lost two in a row against the Red Sox.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 224-133 3.91 2866.0 896 2101 .271
Season 9-6 4.35 134.1 51 99 .270
August 1-0 1.35 6.2 4 6 .190
Vs. Boston 0-1 4.50 6.0 4 6 .273

Red Sox hitters vs Andy Pettitte

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. .333 3 0 1 .361 36 3 4
Ellsbury, Jacoby .500 2 0 0 .412 17 0 6
Hermida, Jeremy .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey .500 2 0 2 .333 3 0 2
Lowell, Mike .333 3 0 0 .345 29 0 6
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .200 5 0 0
Martinez, Victor .000 2 0 0 .167 12 0 1
Ortiz, David .500 2 0 2 .333 27 0 7
Pedroia, Dustin .000 3 0 0 .211 38 0 6
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason .000 2 0 0 .227 22 2 3
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin .000 2 0 0 .345 29 1 3

Yankees hitters vs Jon Lester

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .429 21 0 4
Cano, Robinson .000 6 0 0 .227 22 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - .000 2 0 0
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jeter, Derek .286 7 0 1 .375 24 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .000 3 0 0
Posada, Jorge .400 5 0 0 .231 13 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .250 16 2 4
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .200 5 0 0 .133 15 1 2
Teixeira, Mark .333 6 1 1 .286 14 1 1

Bronx brooms belt Red Sox (62-48) (69-42)

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

Skid hits six games

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Jon Lester allowed just one run over seven innings and Victor Martinez ended the Sox's scoring drought with a two-run jack, but Daniel Bard let the Yankees complete a four-game sweep when he surrendered consecutive homers in the eighth.

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Series at a Glance

 

Sweep complete

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
After watching the Red Sox take a one-run lead in the eighth, Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back jacks as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep vs. their rivals and now hold a 6 1/2-game lead in the American League East.
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Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300
Pedroia, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300
Martinez, V, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .287
Youkilis, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .308
Bay, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252
Drew, J, RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250
Lowell, DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .294
Varitek, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .221
Green, N, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238
  a-Ortiz, D, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219
  1-Woodward, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 6 13  

a-Walked for Green, N in the 9th.
1-Ran for Ortiz, D in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Martinez, V (17, 8th inning off Coke, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Pedroia; Martinez, V 4; Youkilis; Bay; Drew, J 3; Green, N 2.
RBI: Martinez, V 2 (75).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varitek 3; Martinez, V; Ellsbury.
S: Ellsbury.
GIDP: Ellsbury; Bay.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
Damon, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .281
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .286
Rodriguez, A, DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .259
Posada, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .284
Swisher, RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .245
Cano, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313
Cabrera, Me, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279
Hairston, J, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
  a-Matsui, H, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
  Pena, R, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 7 13  

a-Grounded out for Hairston, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Posada (17, Okajima).
HR: Rodriguez, A (21, 7th inning off Lester, 0 on, 0 out), Damon (21, 8th inning off Bard, D, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (29, 8th inning off Bard, D, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter; Damon 4; Teixeira 5; Rodriguez, A 4; Posada 3; Swisher; Cano; Hairston, J.
RBI: Rodriguez, A (63), Damon (65), Teixeira (83), Swisher 2 (58).
2-out RBI: Damon; Teixeira; Swisher 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Swisher; Cabrera, Me 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Jeter-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester 7.0 5 1 1 0 7 1 3.67
Bard, D (BS, 2)(L, 0-1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 2 2.97
Okajima 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.06
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte 7.0 5 0 0 2 4 0 4.14
Coke (BS, 5)(W, 4-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.98
Rivera, Ma (S, 32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.88

Pitches-strikes: Lester 107-66, Bard, D 17-8, Okajima 12-9, Pettitte 112-68, Coke 17-10, Rivera, Ma 23-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 11-3, Bard, D 2-0, Okajima 1-0, Pettitte 7-10, Coke 2-0, Rivera, Ma 1-1.
Batters faced: Lester 26, Bard, D 5, Okajima 4, Pettitte 27, Coke 5, Rivera, Ma 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Okajima 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Jim Joyce.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 3:08.
Att: 48,190.
August 9, 2009

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