New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - August 23, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 23, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

NY Yankees won 2-1

Game 1: Friday, August 21
NY Yankees	20	Final
Boston	11	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 22
NY Yankees	1	Final
Boston	14	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 23
NY Yankees	8	Final
Boston	4	Final
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Yankees 8

(78-46, 37-28 away)

Red Sox 4

(70-53, 39-20 home)

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8:05 PM ET, August 23, 2009

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYY	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	8	10	2
BOS	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	0

W: C. Sabathia (15-7)

L: J. Beckett (14-5)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jeter SS	5	2	2	1	0	0	11	.332	.394	.476
J Damon LF	4	2	2	0	0	0	16	.286	.365	.517
M Teixeira 1B	4	0	1	1	0	2	13	.288	.385	.556
A Rodriguez 3B	4	1	1	3	0	1	19	.264	.396	.509
H Matsui DH	4	2	2	2	0	1	13	.265	.357	.528
N Swisher RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	.248	.371	.485
R Cano 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	15	.314	.345	.507
M Cabrera CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.268	.329	.419
J Molina C	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.250	.312	.321
Totals	37	8	10	8	0	7	134
BATTING HR: D Jeter (16, 1st inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out); H Matsui 2 (23, 2nd inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 2 Out); R Cano (19, 4th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 1 Out); A Rodriguez (22, 5th inning off J Beckett 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Jeter (57), H Matsui 2 (68), M Teixeira (93), A Rodriguez 3 (68), R Cano (62) 2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2, H Matsui Yankees RISP: 1-3 (M Teixeira 1-1, A Rodriguez 0-1, H Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 2
FIELDING E: R Cano 2 (9, pop up, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-M Teixeira).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Sabathia (W, 15-7)	6.2	8	4	3	0	8	0	118-80	3.59
P Hughes (H, 14)	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-12	3.33
M Rivera	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-12	1.87
Totals	9.0	9	4	3	1	11	0	155-104
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Sabathia 15/28; P Hughes 2/5; M Rivera 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Sabathia 25-9-26-20; P Hughes 3-2-3-4; M Rivera 6-1-4-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 5-6; P Hughes 0-3; M Rivera 1-0 Game Scores: C Sabathia 52

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	5	0	0	0	0	3	25	.294	.340	.396
D Pedroia 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	22	.299	.374	.446
V Martinez 1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	18	.293	.374	.483
K Youkilis 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	14	.307	.420	.570
J Bay LF	4	1	1	0	0	3	13	.257	.382	.522
M Lowell DH	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.304	.348	.501
R Baldelli RF	2	1	1	2	0	0	11	.267	.333	.457
a-J Drew PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.259	.375	.465
J Varitek C	4	0	1	1	0	1	17	.223	.332	.426
A Gonzalez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.194	.194	.323
b-C Kotchman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.250	.333	.375
Totals	35	4	9	3	1	11	155
a-walked for R Baldelli in the 9th b-grounded to first for A Gonzalez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Lowell (24, C Sabathia); J Varitek (21, C Sabathia); K Youkilis (30, C Sabathia) RBI: R Baldelli 2 (20), J Varitek (47) SF: R Baldelli 2-out RBI: R Baldelli, J Varitek GIDP: K Youkilis Red Sox RISP: 2-9 (R Baldelli 1-1, A Gonzalez 0-2, J Varitek 0-1, K Youkilis 0-1, M Lowell 1-1, J Ellsbury 0-1, J Bay 0-1, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: J Ellsbury (9, 2nd base by C Sabathia/J Molina) Picked Off: J Ellsbury (1st base by C Sabathia)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett (L, 14-5)	8.0	9	8	8	0	5	5	120-87	3.65
T Saito	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	2.80
Totals	9.0	10	8	8	0	7	5	134-98
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 23/33; T Saito 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 25-11-23-28; T Saito 4-3-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 12-7; T Saito 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 37

Scoring Summary

			NYY	BOS
	1st	D Jeter homered to right.	1	0
	2nd	H Matsui homered to right center.	2	0
	2nd	R Baldelli singled to center, M Lowell scored.	2	1
	2nd	J Varitek doubled to right, R Baldelli scored.	2	2
	3rd	M Teixeira singled to right, D Jeter scored, J Damon to third.	3	2
	3rd	A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop, J Damon scored.	4	2
	4th	R Cano homered to right center.	5	2
	4th	J Varitek safe at second on error by second baseman R Cano, J Bay scored.	5	3
	5th	A Rodriguez homered to left, J Damon scored.	7	3
	6th	R Baldelli hit sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored.	7	4
	8th	H Matsui homered to right.	8	4
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Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	38,008 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	80 degrees, cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Sam Holbrook