Yankees 5, Red Sox 2
Mark Teixeira celebrates after his go-ahead homer in the eighth on Sunday. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
After watching the Red Sox take a one-run lead in the eighth, Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira hit back-to-back jacks as the Yankees completed a four-game sweep vs. their rivals and now hold a 6 1/2-game lead in the American League East.
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NY Yankees 5, Boston 2
Today's Boxes 8/9/09
DET 8, MIN 7
TOR 7, BAL 3
WSH 9, ARI 2
FLA 12, PHI 3
STL 7, PIT 3
CLE 8, CWS 4
HOU 2, MIL 0
OAK 6, KC 3
COL 11, CHC 5
TEX 7, LAA 0
CIN 5, SF 2
NYM 5, SD 1
ATL 8, LAD 2
SEA 11, TB 2
August 9, 2009
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Boston
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2 9
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NY Yankees
0
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0
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Standings thru 8/9/09 | Recap: BOS | NYY | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Yankees stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.300
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.300
Martinez, V , 1B
4
1
1
2
0
0
1
.287
Youkilis , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.308
Bay , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.252
Drew, J , RF
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.250
Lowell , DH
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
.294
Varitek , C
4
0
0
0
0
2
6
.221
Green, N , SS
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
.238
a-Ortiz, D , PH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.219
1-Woodward , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.232
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 6 13
a-Walked for Green, N in the 9th. 1-Ran for Ortiz, D in the 9th.
BATTING
HR : Martinez, V (17, 8th inning off Coke, 1 on, 1 out).
TB : Green, N 2; Youkilis; Martinez, V 4; Bay; Drew, J 3; Pedroia.
RBI : Martinez, V 2 (75).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek 3; Martinez, V; Ellsbury.
SAC : Ellsbury.
GIDP : Ellsbury, Bay. Team RISP : 0-for-5.Team LOB : 8.
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter , SS
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.312
Damon , LF
4
1
1
1
0
1
2
.281
Teixeira , 1B
4
1
2
1
0
1
1
.286
Rodriguez, Al , DH
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
.259
Posada , C
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.284
Swisher , RF
4
0
1
2
0
1
2
.245
Cano , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.313
Cabrera, Me , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.279
Hairston, J , 3B
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
.259
a-Matsui , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.262
Pena, R , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.267
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 7 13
a-Grounded out for Hairston, J in the 8th.
BATTING
2B : Posada (17, Okajima).
HR : Rodriguez, Al (21, 7th inning off Lester, 0 on, 0 out), Damon (21, 8th inning off Bard, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira
(29, 8th inning off Bard, 0 on, 2 out).
TB : Hairston, J; Posada 3; Cano; Teixeira 5; Jeter; Damon 4; Rodriguez, Al 4; Swisher.
RBI : Rodriguez, Al (63), Damon (65), Teixeira (83), Swisher 2 (58).
2-out RBI : Damon; Teixeira; Swisher 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez, Al; Swisher; Cabrera, Me 2. Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team
LOB : 6.FIELDING
DP : 2 (Jeter-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester
7.0
5
1
1
0
7
1
3.67
Bard (BS, 2)(L, 0-1)
0.2
2
3
3
1
0
2
2.97
Okajima
0.1
3
1
1
0
0
0
3.06
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte
7.0
5
0
0
2
4
0
4.14
Coke (BS, 5)(W, 4-3)
1.0
3
2
2
0
1
1
4.98
Rivera (S, 32)
1.0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1.88
Game Scores : Lester , Pettitte .
Pitches-strikes : Lester 107-66, Bard 17-8, Okajima 12-9, Pettitte 112-68, Coke 17-10, Rivera 23-14.
Groundouts-flyouts : Lester 11-0, Bard 2-0, Okajima 1-0, Pettitte 6-7, Coke 1-0, Rivera 1-1.
Batters faced : Lester 26, Bard 5, Okajima 4, Pettitte 27, Coke 5, Rivera 5.
Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 1-1. Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Chad Fairchild.
3B: Jim Joyce. Weather : 77 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 3:08.Att :
48,190.Venue : Yankee Stadium.August 9, 2009 August 9, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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