NY Yankees 8, Boston 7

Preview - Box Score - Recap

(84-63)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NY Yankees 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 8 12 2 Boston 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 13 2 WP: B. Bruney (3-1) S: M. Rivera (27) LP: J. Papelbon (1-3)	(89-59)

Scoring Summary

Bot 2nd: Boston

- J. Ellsbury singled to center, K. Youkilis scored, B. Kielty to second

Bot 3rd: Boston

- J.D. Drew safe at first on first baseman J. Giambi's fielding error, M. Lowell scored, K. Youkilis to third

Top 4th: NY Yankees

- H. Matsui tripled to deep right, J. Posada scored

Bot 4th: Boston

- D. Pedroia singled to center, B. Kielty and J. Ellsbury scored, D. Pedroia to second advancing on throw

- M. Lowell singled to shortstop, D. Pedroia scored, D. Ortiz to second

Top 6th: NY Yankees

- J. Damon singled to second, J. Posada scored, H. Matsui to third, M. Cabrera to second

Bot 6th: Boston

- K. Youkilis singled to center, J. Lugo scored, D. Ortiz to second

- J.D. Drew singled to right, D. Ortiz scored, K. Youkilis to third

Top 8th: NY Yankees

- J. Giambi homered to deep right

- R. Cano homered to deep center

- D. Jeter singled to right, M. Cabrera scored, J. Damon to third

- B. Abreu doubled to deep center, J. Damon and D. Jeter scored, B. Abreu to third on shortstop J. Lugo's throwing error

- A. Rodriguez singled to center, B. Abreu scored

NY Yankees
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon dh	6	1	4	1	0	1	1	.265
D. Jeter ss	6	1	1	1	0	2	5	.313
B. Abreu rf	4	1	1	2	1	1	0	.286
A. Rodriguez 3b	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	.316
J. Posada c	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	.339
H. Matsui lf	4	0	1	1	1	1	5	.290
J. Giambi 1b	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	.243
D. Mientkiewicz 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
R. Cano 2b	5	1	1	1	0	2	5	.298
M. Cabrera cf	3	1	0	0	2	0	3	.286
Totals	39	8	12	8	7	11	24

Batting 2B - J Posada 2 (40, D Matsuzaka 2); J Damon 2 (23, E Gagne, H Okajima); B Abreu (34, J Papelbon). 3B - H Matsui (3, D Matsuzaka). HR - J Giambi (14, 8th inning off H Okajima 0 on, 0 Out), R Cano (17, 8th inning off H Okajima 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - H Matsui (94), J Damon (58), J Giambi (35), R Cano (83), D Jeter (63), B Abreu 2 (96), A Rodriguez (141). 2-out RBI - J Damon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 3, J Giambi 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP - M Cabrera. Team LOB - 12.

Fielding E - D Jeter (17, throw); J Giambi (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Cabrera (D Ortiz at Home). PB - J Posada 2.

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Lugo ss	5	1	1	0	0	1	4	.241
D. Pedroia 2b	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.326
D. Ortiz dh	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.322
M. Lowell 3b	5	1	2	1	0	2	3	.326
C. Crisp pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272
R. Clayton 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
K. Youkilis 1b	4	1	2	1	1	0	3	.289
J.D. Drew rf	5	0	2	1	0	2	5	.264
J. Varitek c	3	0	0	0	2	2	3	.256
B. Kielty lf	5	1	1	0	0	1	5	.247
J. Ellsbury cf	5	1	2	1	0	2	1	.375
Totals	41	7	13	6	4	10	25

Batting 2B - D Ortiz (45, A Pettitte); B Kielty (3, A Pettitte). RBI - J Ellsbury (11), D Pedroia 2 (49), M Lowell (104), K Youkilis (81), J Drew (51). 2-out RBI - J Ellsbury, K Youkilis, J Drew. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Kielty 2, J Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 2, J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 11.

Base Running SB - J Ellsbury (5, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Posada), J Lugo (30, 3rd base off J Veras/J Posada). CS - C Crisp (6, 2nd base by L Vizcaino/J Posada).    Fielding E - J Lugo (19, catch); D Pedroia (6, throw). DP - 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).

NY Yankees
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Pettitte	4.0	9	5	4	2	5	0	3.89
J. Veras	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	6.00
S. Henn	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.49
B. Bruney (W, 3-1)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.72
L. Vizcaino (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.09
M. Rivera (S, 27)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.91
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
D. Matsuzaka	5.2	4	2	2	5	7	0	4.41
M. Timlin (H, 8)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.22
J. Lopez	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.05
H. Okajima	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	2	2.28
J. Papelbon (L, 1-3; BS, 3)	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	1.82
E. Gagne	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.77

IBB - D Ortiz (by J Veras).

HBP - A Rodriguez (by D Matsuzaka).

Pitches-strikes - A Pettitte 101-58; J Veras 39-20; S Henn 10-5; B Bruney 17-9; L Vizcaino 10-7; M Rivera 13-10; D Matsuzaka 120-64; M Timlin 13-9; J Lopez 13-7; H Okajima 19-9; J Papelbon 18-13; E Gagne 15-10.

Ground balls-fly balls - A Pettitte 3-3; J Veras 2-2; S Henn 0-0; B Bruney 2-1; L Vizcaino 1-1; M Rivera 0-1; D Matsuzaka 6-5; M Timlin 0-0; J Lopez 0-1; H Okajima 0-1; J Papelbon 1-0; E Gagne 0-3.

Batters faced - A Pettitte 24; J Veras 8; S Henn 2; B Bruney 4; L Vizcaino 3; M Rivera 4; D Matsuzaka 27; M Timlin 2; J Lopez 3; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 6; E Gagne 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Time: 4:43. Attendance: 36,590. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to left.

Game Notes

BOSTON CENTER FIELDER JACOBY ELLSBURY SINGLED IN THE SECOND INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES.

THE HOME RUNS BY NEW YORK'S JASON GIAMBI AND ROBINSON CANO IN THE EIGHTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 15, 2007 12:06 am ET