Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/22)
| Game 1: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 20 | Final |
| Boston | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 14 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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4:10 PM ET, August 22, 2009
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Tazawa (2-2)
L: A. Burnett (10-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| N Swisher doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez flied out to center, N Swisher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| H Matsui flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to deep right, D Pedroia to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz doubled to left, D Pedroia and V Martinez scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J Bay singled to left center, D Ortiz scored, J Bay to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 3 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Posada walked. | 0 | 3 |
| R Cano singled to left, J Posada to third, R Cano out stretching at second. | 0 | 3 |
| E Hinske lined out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez homered to left. | 0 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 0 | 4 |
| D Pedroia stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| V Martinez walked. | 0 | 4 |
| K Youkilis homered to left, D Pedroia and V Martinez scored. | 0 | 7 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| N Swisher singled to deep left. | 0 | 7 |
| M Teixeira flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| A Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| H Matsui popped out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| J Posada walked. | 0 | 7 |
| R Cano doubled to deep center, J Posada to third. | 0 | 7 |
| E Hinske struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| D Pedroia lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| N Swisher flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| M Teixeira singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| A Rodriguez singled to left, M Teixeira to second. | 0 | 7 |
| H Matsui popped out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| V Martinez flied out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| D Ortiz homered to left. | 0 | 8 |
| J Bay doubled to deep left. | 0 | 8 |
| J Drew hit a ground rule double to deep right center, J Bay scored. | 0 | 9 |
| J Varitek grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Posada fouled out to third. | 0 | 9 |
| R Cano singled to center. | 0 | 9 |
| E Hinske singled to center, R Cano to third. | 0 | 9 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, E Hinske out at second. | 0 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| A Aceves relieved A Burnett. | 0 | 9 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 0 | 9 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 9 |
| D Pedroia doubled to left. | 0 | 9 |
| V Martinez singled to center, D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 10 |
| K Youkilis homered to left, V Martinez scored. | 0 | 12 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Bard relieved J Tazawa. | 0 | 12 |
| J Hairston Jr. hit for D Jeter. | 0 | 12 |
| J Hairston Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| N Swisher homered to left. | 1 | 12 |
| M Teixeira singled to right. | 1 | 12 |
| J Molina hit for A Rodriguez. | 1 | 12 |
| J Molina struck out looking. | 1 | 12 |
| H Matsui flied out to left. | 1 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Hairston Jr. at shortstop. | 1 | 12 |
| J Molina at third base. | 1 | 12 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 1 | 12 |
| J Drew popped out to second. | 1 | 12 |
| J Varitek flied out to left. | 1 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Gonzalez pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| C Kotchman at first base. | 1 | 12 |
| N Green in left field. | 1 | 12 |
| E Gonzalez relieved D Bard. | 1 | 12 |
| J Posada walked. | 1 | 12 |
| R Cano flied out to right. | 1 | 12 |
| E Hinske flied out to right. | 1 | 12 |
| M Cabrera lined out to second. | 1 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| D Robertson relieved A Aceves. | 1 | 12 |
| A Gonzalez struck out looking. | 1 | 12 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 1 | 12 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep right. | 1 | 12 |
| C Kotchman doubled to left, D Pedroia scored. | 1 | 13 |
| K Youkilis doubled to deep left, C Kotchman scored. | 1 | 14 |
| R Baldelli hit for D Ortiz. | 1 | 14 |
| R Baldelli popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 14 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Enrique Gonzalez pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Hairston Jr. singled to left. | 1 | 14 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 1 | 14 |
| M Teixeira flied out to center. | 1 | 14 |
| J Molina singled to left, J Hairston Jr. to second. | 1 | 14 |
| H Matsui grounded out to second. | 1 | 14 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||