Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
Derek Jeter's three-run homer came with two strikes and two outs. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
For seven innings, the Yankees managed only a Robinson Cano homer off Curt Schilling, but Derek Jeter broke a tie with a three-run Green Monster shot off Schilling in the eighth to set up a win that clinched the season series, 10-8. Mariano Rivera saved it despite loading the bases.
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NY Yankees
(85-64)
Won 1
NY Yankees 4, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 9/16/07
KC 4, CLE 3
BAL 8, TOR 6
PHI 10, NYM 6
ATL 3, WSH 0
CWS 9, LAA 7
MIL 5, CIN 2
HOU 15, PIT 3
DET 6, MIN 4
CHC 4, STL 2
COL 13, FLA 0
SD 5, SF 1
TB 9, SEA 2
TEX 11, OAK 9
ARI 6, LAD 1
Boston
(90-60)
Lost 1
Standings thru 9/16/07  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Red Sox Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260
Jeter , SS4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .315
Abreu , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .312
Posada , DH-C4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .335
Cano , 2B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .298
Cabrera , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Mientkiewicz , 1B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .235
Molina , C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
a-Giambi , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
1-Sardinha , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chamberlain , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 4 7 4 0 4 7
a-Singled for Molina in the 8th. 1-Ran for Giambi in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Abreu (35, Lopez).HR : Cano (18, 5th inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out), Jeter (11, 8th inning off Schilling, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Jeter 5; Abreu 2; Cano 4; Mientkiewicz 2; Giambi.RBI : Cano (84), Jeter 3 (67).2-out RBI : Jeter 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Jeter; Rodriguez.S : Molina.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING E : Damon (2, fielding).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .371
Pedroia , 2B4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .322
Ortiz , DH3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .324
Lowell , 3B4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .330
Drew , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .262
Varitek , C3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .251
Hinske , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224
Crisp , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271
Lugo , SS3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .239
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 7 17
BATTING 2B : Hinske (11, Chamberlain), Lugo (36, Rivera).HR : Lowell (19, 8th inning off Chamberlain, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Lowell 6; Hinske 2; Lugo 2.RBI : Lowell 2 (108), Lugo (70).2-out RBI : Lowell; Lugo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek 2; Ellsbury; Ortiz 2.S : Crisp.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Ellsbury (6, 2nd base off Clemens/Molina).
Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP : Ellsbury (by Rivera).Pitches-strikes : Clemens 87-49, Chamberlain 30-18, Rivera 29-16, Schilling 90-65, Lopez 1-1, Delcarmen 4-3, Gagne 11-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Clemens 5-9, Chamberlain 2-1, Rivera 2-1, Schilling 11-10, Lopez 0-0, Delcarmen 0-0, Gagne 0-2.Batters faced : Clemens 24, Chamberlain 8, Rivera 7, Schilling 29, Lopez 1, Delcarmen 1, Gagne 3.Inherited runners-scored : Delcarmen 1-0.Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather : 55 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:10.Att : 36,533.
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