Red Sox 6, Yankees 5
Chien-Ming Wang (center) allowed nine baserunners and recorded eight outs. (AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees threatened to complete their Major League-best 21st comeback win, but the early damage caused by Chien-Ming Wang -- who lasted 2 2/3 innings -- proved too much to overcome. A critical part of the unfinished comeback, Mark Teixeira had four hits.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 06/09:
BOS 7, NYY 0
Wed. 06/10:
BOS 6, NYY 5
Thu. 06/11:
BOS 4, NYY 3
NY Yankees
(34-25)
Lost 2
Boston 6, NY Yankees 5
Today's Boxes 6/10/09
PIT 3, ATL 2
CIN 4, WSH 2
KC 9, CLE 0
SEA 4, BAL 1
TB 9, LAA 5
PHI 5, NYM 4
STL 13, FLA 4
HOU 2, CHC 1
COL 4, MIL 2
DET 2, CWS 1
SF 6, ARI 4
MIN 6, OAK 3
SD 3, LAD 1
Boston
(35-24)
Won 2
June 10, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
NY Yankees
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
5
11
1
Boston
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
X
6
8
0
Standings thru 6/10/09  | Recap: NYY | BOS  | Gameday  | Yankees stats  | Red Sox stats
NY Yankees
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Jeter , SS
5
0
0
0
0
1
5
.295
Damon , LF
5
1
1
1
0
1
3
.291
Teixeira , 1B
5
2
4
1
0
0
0
.296
Rodriguez, Al , 3B
3
0
0
0
2
0
2
.231
2-Pena, R , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.243
Cano , 2B
5
0
0
1
0
2
4
.293
Posada , C
5
1
2
1
0
1
1
.297
Matsui , DH
3
1
2
0
1
1
1
.253
Swisher , RF
2
0
1
0
2
1
1
.256
1-Gardner, B , PR-CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.267
Cabrera, Me , CF-RF
3
0
1
1
0
0
3
.293
Totals
36
5
11
5
5
7
20
1-Ran for Swisher in the 8th. 2-Ran for Rodriguez, Al in the 9th.
BATTING
2B : Matsui (12, Wakefield), Teixeira 2 (17, Wakefield, Wakefield).
HR : Posada (9, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 0 out), Damon (13, 7th inning off Ramirez, R, 0 on, 0 out), Teixeira
(19, 7th inning off Ramirez, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Posada 5; Teixeira 9; Matsui 3; Damon 4; Swisher; Cabrera, Me.
RBI : Posada (28), Cabrera, Me (24), Cano (35), Damon (35), Teixeira (52).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano 2; Jeter; Damon 2; Posada.
SAC : Cabrera, Me. Team RISP : 2-for-15.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING
SB : Pena, R (3, 2nd base off Papelbon/Kottaras). FIELDING
E : Swisher (4, fielding).
Boston
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Pedroia , 2B
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
.305
Drew, J , RF
2
2
1
0
3
0
1
.262
Youkilis , 1B
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
.350
Bay , LF
4
0
1
1
0
3
2
.278
Lowell , 3B
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.296
Ortiz, D , DH
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
.196
Kotsay , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
4
.286
Green, N , SS
4
1
1
0
0
2
2
.278
Kottaras , C
4
1
2
1
0
1
2
.212
Totals
33
6
8
5
6
8
18
BATTING
2B : Kottaras 2 (7, Wang, Aceves, A).
3B : Drew, J (2, Hughes, P).
HR : Lowell (10, 3rd inning off Wang, 0 on, 0 out), Youkilis (10, 4th inning off Hughes, P, 1 on, 1 out).
TB : Lowell 4; Drew, J 3; Kottaras 4; Green, N; Youkilis 4; Kotsay; Bay.
RBI : Bay (56), Kottaras (6), Lowell (39), Youkilis 2 (37).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kotsay 2; Bay; Kottaras; Youkilis. Team RISP : 2-for-11.Team
LOB : 9.FIELDING
DP : (Green, N-Youkilis).
NY Yankees
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Wang (L, 0-4)
2.2
5
4
3
3
3
1
13.92
Hughes, P
3.2
2
2
2
2
5
1
5.26
Coke
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.13
Aceves, A
1.0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2.59
Boston
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Wakefield (W, 8-3)
6.0
8
3
3
3
2
1
4.50
Ramirez, R (H, 8)
0.2
3
2
2
0
1
2
1.86
Okajima (H, 10)
1.1
0
0
0
1
3
0
2.42
Papelbon (S, 15)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.08
Game Scores : Wang , Wakefield .
Balk : Hughes, P.
Pitches-strikes : Wang 69-39, Hughes, P 63-37, Coke 9-6, Aceves, A 17-9, Wakefield 88-52, Ramirez, R 22-14, Okajima
24-14, Papelbon 21-10.
Groundouts-flyouts : Wang 3-3, Hughes, P 3-2, Coke 1-1, Aceves, A 0-3, Wakefield 5-6, Ramirez, R 1-0, Okajima 1-0, Papelbon
1-1.
Batters faced : Wang 17, Hughes, P 15, Coke 2, Aceves, A 5, Wakefield 28, Ramirez, R 5, Okajima 5, Papelbon 4.
Inherited runners-scored : Hughes, P 1-0, Okajima 1-0. Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: James Hoye. 2B:
CB Bucknor. 3B: Mike Everitt. Weather : 57 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, In from RF.T : 3:23.Att :
38,121.Venue : Fenway Park.June 10, 2009 June 10, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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