Yankees 13, Red Sox 6
Catcher Victor Martinez tags out Jorge Posada during the second inning. (Paul Bereswill/Getty)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
In his worst outing as a member of the Red Sox, John Smoltz allowed eight runs on nine hits over just 3 1/3 innings. Dustin Pedroia and Casey Kotchman each went deep, but Boston lost to New York for the first time this season.
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NY Yankees 13, Boston 6
Today's Boxes 8/6/09
CLE 2, MIN 1
WSH 12, FLA 8
DET 7, BAL 3
PHI 3, COL 1
LAA 9, CWS 5
TEX 6, OAK 4
ARI 11, PIT 6
KC 8, SEA 2
SD 8, NYM 3
LAD 5, ATL 4
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NY Yankees
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Standings thru 8/6/09 | Recap: BOS | NYY | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Yankees stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
6
0
1
1
0
3
4
.299
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
3
2
1
0
0
.306
Martinez, V , C
3
1
0
0
3
1
5
.292
Youkilis , LF
2
0
0
0
2
1
4
.310
Reddick , LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.294
Ortiz, D , DH
5
0
0
0
0
0
9
.222
Drew, J , RF
2
1
1
0
3
0
1
.250
Lowell , 3B
4
1
2
1
1
0
2
.298
Kotchman , 1B
4
2
1
2
1
1
6
.281
Lowrie , SS
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
.143
Green, N , SS
2
0
0
0
1
2
5
.236
Totals 35 6 8 6 12 10 39
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (32, Chamberlain), Drew, J (23, Chamberlain).HR : Pedroia (8, 3rd inning
off Chamberlain, 0 on, 0 out), Kotchman (7, 4th inning off Chamberlain, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Ellsbury; Kotchman 4;
Lowell 2; Pedroia 7; Drew, J 2.RBI : Pedroia 2 (48), Kotchman 2 (43), Lowell (54), Ellsbury (36).2-out
RBI : Ellsbury; Pedroia.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ortiz, D 3; Ellsbury 2; Drew, J; Green, N
2; Martinez, V.GIDP : Ortiz, D.Team RISP : 3-for-21.Team LOB : 15.FIELDING E :
Green, N (13, throw).Outfield assists : Ellsbury (Posada at home), Youkilis (Jeter at 2nd base).DP :
(Lowell-Pedroia-Kotchman).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter , SS
5
0
1
1
0
0
0
.316
Damon , LF
5
3
3
1
0
1
1
.287
Teixeira , 1B
4
2
3
1
1
0
1
.288
Rodriguez, A , 3B
4
1
1
0
1
1
2
.261
Hinske , RF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.262
Matsui , DH
5
1
1
3
0
1
3
.261
Posada , C
5
2
3
3
0
1
1
.278
Cano , 2B
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
.309
Swisher , RF
2
1
2
0
2
0
0
.248
1-Hairston, J , PR-RF-3B
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
.257
Cabrera, Me , CF
5
1
2
3
0
0
5
.286
Totals 39 13 18 13 6 4 13
1-Ran for Swisher in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Teixeira 2 (31, Smoltz, Smoltz), Posada (16, Smoltz), Matsui (19, Traber).HR : Damon
(20, 3rd inning off Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out), Cabrera, Me (11, 4th inning off Smoltz, 2 on, 0 out), Posada (14, 4th inning off
Traber, 2 on, 2 out), Teixeira (28, 7th inning off Traber, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Posada 7; Cano 2; Teixeira 8; Matsui
2; Jeter; Damon 6; Rodriguez, A; Swisher 2; Cabrera, Me 5.RBI : Damon (64), Cano (57), Cabrera, Me 3 (43), Matsui
3 (52), Posada 3 (50), Jeter (45), Teixeira (81).2-out RBI : Posada 3; Matsui 2.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Cabrera, Me 2; Matsui; Posada; Damon.GIDP : Cabrera, Me.Team RISP : 6-for-13.Team
LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (L, 2-5)
3.1
9
8
8
4
3
2
8.33
Traber
3.2
9
5
5
1
1
2
12.27
Saito
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3.23
Game Scores : Smoltz 9, Chamberlain 37.WP : Robertson, D.IBB : Rodriguez, A (by Smoltz).HBP :
Pedroia (by Melancon).Pitches-strikes : Smoltz 92-52, Traber 70-41, Saito 11-5, Chamberlain 108-62, Robertson,
D 25-14, Coke 13-8, Melancon 28-16, Claggett 28-15.Groundouts-flyouts : Smoltz 2-3, Traber 3-3, Saito 1-1, Chamberlain
3-6, Robertson, D 0-0, Coke 0-2, Melancon 3-0, Claggett 1-0.Batters faced : Smoltz 22, Traber 20, Saito 3, Chamberlain
27, Robertson, D 4, Coke 4, Melancon 6, Claggett 7.Inherited runners-scored : Traber 3-3, Coke 2-0, Melancon 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Bill Miller. Weather : 75 degrees, cloudy.Wind :
2 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:52.Att : 49,005.Venue : Yankee Stadium.August 6, 2009 August 6, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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