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OAK  6
@LAA  5

BAL 11
CHW  3

CLE  9
@DET  7

TEX  3
@KCR  2

BOS 11
@NYY  3

MIN  6
@SEA  5

TBR  1
TOR  0

FLA  4
@ATL  1

HOU  4
CIN  1

NYM  6
@PHI  3

CHC  2
@PIT  0

SDP  5
ARI  4

SFG  4
COL  1

STL  5
MIL  3

WSN  5
LAD  4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,027

Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:16
Red Sox
11
77-55
Won 3
2nd, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  2  0   0  7  0   11 13  0
Yankees         1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  0
W: P Byrd (9-11), L: S Ponson (7-5)
Yankees
3
70-62
Lost 2
3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Ellsbury RF                 5   2   2   0    0   2  .264  .685   16    4   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  5   3   3   4    0   1  .317  .844   22    2   2   HR
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .267  .868   23    0   0   2B
K Youkilis 1B                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .318  .954   24    7   1   GDP
J Bay LF                      4   1   2   4    0   0  .295  .904   16    2   0   3B,2B,SF
J Lowrie 3B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .296  .835   20    1   3   2B
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .224  .684   20    7   0   
A Cora SS                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .707   13    1   3   SF
C Crisp CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .716   13    2   0   

P Byrd P                                                                 1   0
  M Delcarmen P                                                          0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36  11  13  11    6   7              167   27   9
BATTING
2B: J Bay (27, off S Ponson); D Ortiz (20, off S Ponson); J Lowrie (16, off S Ponson).
3B: J Bay (4, off J Veras).
HR: D Pedroia (15, off D Robertson; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: A Cora (1, off J Veras); J Bay (8, off S Ponson).
TB: D Pedroia 6; J Bay 5; D Ortiz 3; J Lowrie 2; J Ellsbury 2; K Youkilis; C Crisp; J Varitek.
GIDP: K Youkilis (10).
RBI: J Bay 4 (88); D Pedroia 4 (68); A Cora (8); K Youkilis (91); C Crisp (33).
2-out RBI: J Bay 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .846   23    2   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .752   17    0   0   
B Abreu RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .296  .834   14    4   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .310  .986   10    0   2   2·2B
J Giambi 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .879   16   11   0   HR
X Nady LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .327  .932   16    1   0   
H Matsui DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .311  .850   19    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .268  .714   16    1   2   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .719   13    8   0   GDP

S Ponson P                                                               0   1
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  D Marte P                                                              0   1
  J Veras P                                                              0   0
  D Robertson P                                                          0   1
  C Britton P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   7              144   27   8
BATTING
2B: A Rodriguez 2 (31, 2 off P Byrd).
HR: J Giambi (26, off M Timlin; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Giambi 4; A Rodriguez 4; H Matsui; J Damon; D Jeter; R Cano; X Nady.
GIDP: I Rodriguez (13).
RBI: A Rodriguez (79); R Cano (59); J Giambi (78).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; R Cano.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Rodriguez-R Cano-J Giambi.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Byrd, W (9-11)               6     5   2   2    2   5   0   4.55   25  106-66   37·10·19    7· 6· 5· 0     57    -     1.17   0.14
M Delcarmen, H (17)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.18    3   17-9     3· 2· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
M Timlin                       2     3   1   1    0   0   1   5.09    8   21-15   11· 1· 3    4· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   7   1          36  144-90   51·13·26   11· 8· 8· 0           -  
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, L (7-5)              4.2   7   4   4    4   3   0   4.80   23   89-51   26· 6·19    8· 5· 3· 0     33    -     1.23  -0.26
E Ramirez                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.49    4    8-4     4· 0· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.77   0.08
D Marte                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    3   19-13    8· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.04
J Veras                        0.1   3   5   5    2   0   0   3.64    6   23-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.12
D Robertson                    0.2   3   2   2    0   0   1   6.31    5   18-10    6· 1· 3    2· 0· 3· 0          2-2    0.07  -0.01
C Britton                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.02    3   10-9     4· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  11  11    6   7   1          44  167-96   53·12·31   16· 7· 8· 0          4-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Reynolds.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 55,027.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Ellsbury           RF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. D Pedroia            2B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. D Ortiz              DH    3. B Abreu              RF 
4. K Youkilis           1B    4. A Rodriguez          3B 
5. J Bay                LF    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. J Lowrie             3B    6. X Nady               LF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. H Matsui             DH 
8. A Cora               SS    8. R Cano               2B 
9. C Crisp              CF    9. I Rodriguez          C  

   P Byrd               P        S Ponson             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -23  3   17%  67% J Bay           S Ponson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores
   b 4   2  2-1  1-3  5  -13%  44% R Cano          P Byrd          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rodriguez Scores; Matsui to 3B
   t 5   1  2-2  123  7   11%  74% K Youkilis      S Ponson        Walk; Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   b 1   2  2-0  1--  2  -11%  57% A Rodriguez     P Byrd          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Abreu Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  1--  2    9%  59% D Pedroia       S Ponson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ellsbury to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF
          ---  1   50%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  5   58%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pedroia to 3B
   O      -23  5   51%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3   67%  J Bay           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz Scores
          -2-  8   68%  J Lowrie        Walk
   O      12-  4   65%  J Varitek       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bay out at Hm/RF-C; Lowrie to 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   67%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  D Jeter         Lineout: RF
          ---  6   68%  B Abreu         Walk
   R      1--  2   57%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Abreu Scores
   O      -2-  4   60%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   58%  A Cora          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   57%  C Crisp         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   56%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   58%  X Nady          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   60%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   61%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   59%  D Pedroia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   61%  D Ortiz         Walk
   OO     1--  6   56%  K Youkilis      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   59%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   61%  J Damon         Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   60%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   62%  B Abreu         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Sidney Ponson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   60%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   64%  J Lowrie        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   61%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  1   57%  A Cora          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   49%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   51%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  4   59%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   57%  H Matsui        Walk
   R      1-3  5   44%  R Cano          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rodriguez Scores; Matsui to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Ellsbury      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   59%  D Pedroia       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ellsbury to 3B
          1-3  4   63%  D Ortiz         Walk; Pedroia to 2B
   R      123  7   74%  K Youkilis      Walk; Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   RO     123  3   75%  J Bay           Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
                  Edwar Ramirez replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   O      1-3  1   71%  J Lowrie        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   66%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   71%  D Jeter         Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  2   75%  B Abreu         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   78%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Edwar Ramirez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   76%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   75%  A Cora          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   74%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Byrd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   78%  J Giambi        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   80%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   82%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Damaso Marte facing 1-2-3
                  Damaso Marte replaces Edwar Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  5   80%  J Ellsbury      Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10   79%  D Pedroia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  D Ortiz         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Manny Delcarmen facing 8-9-1
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   O      ---  6   82%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   85%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  J Damon         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jose Veras facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Veras replaces Damaso Marte pitching
          ---  1   88%  K Youkilis      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  5   96%  J Bay           Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Youkilis Scores
          --3  4   97%  J Lowrie        Walk
          1-3  6   97%  J Varitek       Walk; Lowrie to 2B
   RO     123  4   97%  A Cora          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bay Scores
   R      12-  3   99%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Line Drive); Lowrie Scores; Varitek to 2B
                  David Robertson replaces Jose Veras pitching
          12-  3   99%  J Ellsbury      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B
   RRRR   123  3  100%  D Pedroia       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Varitek Scores; Crisp Scores; Ellsbury Scores
          ---  4  100%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  K Youkilis      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Bay           Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Mike Timlin facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Timlin replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  B Abreu         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Chris Britton facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Britton replaces David Robertson pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Lowrie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  A Cora          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1  100%  J Giambi        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  4  100%  X Nady          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  3  100%  H Matsui        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nady to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Cano          Flyball: RF; Nady to 3B
   OO     1-3  2  100%  I Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Yankees 3.

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