Final
NY Yankees won 2-1
| 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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8:05 PM ET, August 23, 2009
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: C. Sabathia (15-7)
L: J. Beckett (14-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Damon grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury safe at first on error by second baseman R Cano. | 1 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury picked off and caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| H Matsui homered to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| N Swisher lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| R Cano flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| K Youkilis struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Lowell doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Baldelli singled to center, M Lowell scored. | 2 | 1 |
| J Varitek doubled to right, R Baldelli scored. | 2 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez lined out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Molina grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| D Jeter singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| J Damon singled to left center, D Jeter to second. | 2 | 2 |
| M Teixeira singled to right, D Jeter scored, J Damon to third. | 3 | 2 |
| M Teixeira to second advancing on play. | 3 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop, J Damon scored. | 4 | 2 |
| H Matsui flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| D Pedroia singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| V Martinez singled to left, D Pedroia to second. | 4 | 2 |
| K Youkilis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, V Martinez out at second, D Pedroia to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| N Swisher grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| R Cano homered to right center. | 5 | 2 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Molina grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Bay singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| M Lowell struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| R Baldelli lined out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J Varitek safe at second on error by second baseman R Cano, J Bay scored. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Damon singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| A Rodriguez homered to left, J Damon scored. | 7 | 3 |
| H Matsui struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| V Martinez struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| N Swisher grounded out to first. | 7 | 3 |
| R Cano lined out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| K Youkilis doubled to left center. | 7 | 3 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| M Lowell singled to left center, K Youkilis to third. | 7 | 3 |
| R Baldelli hit sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored. | 7 | 4 |
| J Varitek flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Molina struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| J Damon grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| P Hughes relieved C Sabathia. | 7 | 4 |
| D Pedroia lined out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| M Teixeira popped out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| A Rodriguez struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| H Matsui homered to right. | 8 | 4 |
| N Swisher flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| V Martinez singled to right. | 8 | 4 |
| K Youkilis flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| M Lowell flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Takashi Saito pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| T Saito relieved J Beckett. | 8 | 4 |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| J Molina singled to right center. | 8 | 4 |
| D Jeter grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Molina out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mariano Rivera pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| M Rivera relieved P Hughes. | 8 | 4 |
| J Drew hit for R Baldelli. | 8 | 4 |
| J Drew walked. | 8 | 4 |
| J Drew to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 4 |
| J Varitek struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| C Kotchman hit for A Gonzalez. | 8 | 4 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first, J Drew to third. | 8 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||