Boston (91-62) at NY Yankees (98-56)

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Dice-K has big assignment vs. CC

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka's first two outings back from the DL have both been encouraging, and both resulted in victories. But the righty will get his best test yet when he faces the Yankees.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Daisuke Matsuzaka

  • #18 RHP
  • (3-5) 6.80 ERA 44 SO
Matsuzaka has given the Red Sox reason for optimism since coming off the disabled list, producing solid outings. After six innings of shutout baseball in his first game back against the Angels, Dice-K earned the win against the Orioles in his last outing, giving up eight hits and three runs over 5 1/3 innings. He stretched his pitch count to 110, walking one and striking out five. This will be the first time Matsuzaka has pitched against the Yankees this season. In six career starts against New York, Matsuzaka is 3-2 with a 6.35 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 36-20 4.06 418.2 196 399 .246
Season 3-5 6.80 46.1 22 44 .350
September 2-0 2.38 11.1 4 10 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/26/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 91 62 .595 6.5 52-22 39-40
New York Yankees (AL East) 98 56 .636 - 53-23 45-33
Stats - 09/26/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BOS .270 826 199 780 119 1067 4.26 1359.2 1406 502 1172
NYY .284 876 232 843 102 965 4.34 1380.0 1325 546 1195
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CC can take it easy the rest of way

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
This September, the eye-popping numbers are still there. But the short rest, the mental grind and the excessive innings totals that may or may not have affected CC Sabathia in October? That's all in the past.
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Yankees probable pitcher

CC Sabathia

  • #52 LHP
  • (18-7) 3.31 ERA 186 SO
Hit by a fifth-inning line drive, Sabathia may have bruised, but once again, he could not be beaten. Backed by plenty of support, including a two-homer showing by Mark Teixeira, Sabathia moved into a tie for the Major League lead with his 18th win on Saturday at Safeco Field. He completed seven innings of work, holding the Mariners to an unearned run on four hits, walking two and striking out eight. The Yankees have won each of his last 10 starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 135-80 3.62 1879.2 583 1579 .246
Season 18-7 3.31 220.1 60 186 .232
September 3-0 1.61 28.0 11 28 .192
Vs. Boston 2-1 2.95 21.1 4 23 .205

Red Sox hitters vs CC Sabathia

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - .150 20 0 2
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. .286 7 0 1 .200 10 0 1
Ellsbury, Jacoby .143 7 0 0 .100 10 0 0
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey .000 3 0 0 .143 7 0 1
Lowell, Mike .222 9 0 0 .263 19 0 1
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .000 2 0 0
Martinez, Victor .222 9 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Ortiz, David .400 5 1 1 .350 20 2 3
Pedroia, Dustin .111 9 0 0 .067 15 0 0
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason .167 6 0 1 .125 16 1 4
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin .250 8 0 0 .294 17 0 0

Yankees hitters vs Daisuke Matsuzaka

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 10 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .211 19 1 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .429 14 2 3
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .500 12 0 2
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .063 16 0 0
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick - - - - .300 10 0 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .400 5 0 0

It's 1 for all (91-63) (99-56)

Yankees 3, Red Sox 0

Dice-K outdueled

Ian Browne / MLB.com
One pitch from Daisuke Matsuzaka was the difference in the ballgame, which was a shame, because the righty matched CC Sabathia pitch-for-pitch until Robinson Cano's homer in the sixth. Boston was only able to produce one hit off Sabathia.

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Series at a Glance

 
CC Sabathia tossed seven innings of shutout baseball. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

One away

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
CC Sabathia threw a brilliant one-hit performance against the Red Sox for his 19th victory, helping the Yanks lower their magic number to clinch the AL East to one. Robinson Cano's homer was the only run the Bombers needed.
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Yankees 3, Red Sox 0

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .300
Pedroia, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .297
Martinez, V, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
Youkilis, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
Lowell, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
Ortiz, D, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
Baldelli, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
  a-Drew, J, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Lowrie, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .153
  b-Kotchman, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
  Woodward, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Anderson, Br, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235
  c-Reddick, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
Totals 28 0 2 0 2 12 10  

a-Grounded out for Baldelli in the 8th. b-Struck out for Lowrie in the 8th. c-Struck out for Anderson, Br in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Martinez, V; Lowell.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowrie; Ortiz, D; Lowell 2.
GIDP: Pedroia.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lowell (2, 2nd base off Sabathia/Molina, J).

FIELDING
E: Woodward (5, missed catch).
DP: (Martinez, V).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 .332
Damon, LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 3 .284
Teixeira, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .293
Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .286
Matsui, H, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .280
Swisher, RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 .249
  1-Gardner, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Cano, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .321
Cabrera, Me, CF-RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .270
Molina, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .216
Totals 30 3 7 3 7 5 32  


1-Ran for Swisher in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Cano (24, 6th inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Damon; Teixeira; Matsui, H; Swisher; Cano 4.
RBI: Cano (80), Damon 2 (79).
2-out RBI: Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Molina, J 3; Swisher 2; Teixeira.
Team RISP: 1-for-15.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (12, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Martinez, V), Gardner (24, 3rd base off Wagner, B/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
DP: (Jeter-Teixeira).
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Matsuzaka (L, 3-6) 7.0 6 1 1 5 3 1 6.08
Wagner, B 0.2 1 2 0 2 2 0 2.08
Bard, D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.69
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (W, 19-7) 7.0 1 0 0 2 8 0 3.21
Hughes, P (H, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.99
Rivera, Ma (S, 43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.85

WP: Wagner, B, Rivera, Ma.
HBP: Jeter (by Matsuzaka), Cabrera, Me (by Wagner, B), Youkilis (by Sabathia), Youkilis (by Rivera, Ma).
Pitches-strikes: Matsuzaka 115-65, Wagner, B 35-17, Bard, D 4-3, Sabathia 96-57, Hughes, P 13-8, Rivera, Ma 20-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Matsuzaka 9-8, Wagner, B 0-0, Bard, D 1-0, Sabathia 7-6, Hughes, P 1-0, Rivera, Ma 1-0.
Batters faced: Matsuzaka 32, Wagner, B 6, Bard, D 1, Sabathia 24, Hughes, P 3, Rivera, Ma 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Bard, D 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, R to L.
T: 3:07.
Att: 48,809.
September 26, 2009

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