Regular Season Game 109Yankees vs. Red Sox
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (66-42)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (10-5, 3.89 ERA)
RED SOX (62-45)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Victor Martinez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
J.D. Drew RF
Jason Varitek C
Josh Reddick LF
Nick Green SS
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (13-4, 3.27 ERA)
Yanks vs. Beckett
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .318 | .348 | .409 | .757 |
| J. Damon | 41 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .293 | .341 | .561 | .902 |
| R. Cano | 38 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | .342 | .405 | .605 | 1.010 |
| A. Rodriguez | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | .306 | .390 | .472 | .862 |
| M. Cabrera | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .343 | .385 | .429 | .813 |
| J. Posada | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .321 | .367 | .357 | .724 |
| E. Hinske | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .350 | .600 |
| H. Matsui | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .238 | .300 | .538 |
| N. Swisher | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .313 | .421 | .500 | .921 |
| J. Molina | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| M. Teixeira | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .154 | .389 | .154 | .543 |
| B. Gardner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J. Hairston Jr. | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 |
| R. Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 324 | 91 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 68 | .281 | .337 | .410 | .748 |
Red Sox vs. Burnett
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Ortiz | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .259 | .286 | .593 | .878 |
| K. Youkilis | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .261 | .346 | .261 | .607 |
| D. Pedroia | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | .273 | .429 | .545 | .974 |
| J.D. Drew | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .300 | .440 | .400 | .840 |
| M. Lowell | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 |
| J. Varitek | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .278 | .381 | .556 | .937 |
| J. Bay | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .400 | .556 | .956 |
| J. Ellsbury | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .278 | .278 | .444 | .722 |
| R. Baldelli | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| V. Martinez | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .471 | .333 | .804 |
| J. Lowrie | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 |
| N. Green | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
| C. Kotchman | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .400 | .700 |
| B. Anderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 |
| G. Kottaras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 227 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 48 | .260 | .341 | .423 | .764 |
News & Notes
- In two starts against the Sox as a Yankee A.J. Burnett is 0-1, with a 12.91 ERA. In 7.2 IP he's allowed 11 ER on 13 H, walked 8, and struck out 4.
- Josh Beckett is 9-4 with a 5.42 ERA in 15 career starts against the Yanks. This season he's 2-0, with a 5.82 ERA in two games against them.
Peter Abraham is reporting that Ramiro Pena has been called up. Probably Anthony Claggett heads back to Scranton.
- The Yanks have won four in a row and are 3.5 games ahead of Boston in the AL East.
- Since losing two out of three to the Nationals from June 16-18, the Yankees are 15-3 at home. They also rank first in the AL with a 36-17 home record. Only the Giants (37-16) are better.
- Boston is just 7-11 in their last 18 games, 24-21 since June 13th, and just 27-28 on the road.
- Alex Rodriguez has not homered in 66 at-bats.
- Mariano Rivera has converted 31-of-32 save opportunities this season. In save situations has an ERA of just 0.81. He's converted 27 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors.
Update: 4:18 p.m.: Adam Kilgore is reporting that the Red Sox have called up RHP Junichi Tazawa, and have also claimed INF Chris Woodward off waivers from Seattle. He thinks Billy Traber will be sent down. That would make the most sense.
Update 5:17 p.m.: Rob Bradford is reporting that the Red Sox designated John Smoltz for assignment today. The guy had a great hall of fame career, but he really looked done last night. This is probably it for Smoltz
Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.
Why does pena and hairston have to be on this team at the same time? isnt that he reason cody got booted?
ReplyDeleteGood question.
ReplyDeleteVery happy to see Pena back. If nothing else, we need him to pinch run and provide a bit of speed on the bases. Didn't realize how much we would miss "Gardy" as Mr. Girardi calls him.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Michael Kay, Smoltz DFA'd
ReplyDeleteYeah, Smoltz being DFA'd is offical. Alex Rios was also claimed on waivers by an unknown team.
ReplyDeleteTraber being DFA'd is one of those appropriate but sad roster decisions. Last night Traber essentially saved the whole Boston bullpen by taking one for the team for 3 2/3 innings.
ReplyDeleteThey are probably going to send Melancon down tommorow because of Gaudin. Thats too bad he is pitching very well. Its probably better he can get regular work. He does have a bright future though.
ReplyDeleteDont understand the point in calling up Pena. But whatever he will be sent down whenever Gardner is ready.
John Henry's twitter sure has been quite.
ReplyDeleteWTF is wrong with the YES network, it keeps blinking, at least the HIGH DEFT channel, the regular fuzzy channel is fine
ReplyDeleteif smoltz was smart, he'd sign with atlanta, & retire...
ReplyDeletedoes it seem AJ gets too amped up or what for the bigger games, i hate beckett but he does seem to have ice in his veins, compared to most big game pitchers
ReplyDeleteWow, two pitches that were completely off the plate called strikes to Damon. Great job, ump.
ReplyDeletefrom 3-0 to 3-2 strike 3, on the corner... alex needs something
ReplyDeletewow posada, nice throw, i hate that little midget/muppet pedroia
ReplyDeleteI hate Pedroia, too. He's a little punk.
ReplyDeleteI know Melky's been clutch or whatever, but against Beckett, you have to get on the board first... Melky should have bunted the runners over, make sure you get that first run in. Against another pitcher I might not do it, but against Beckett, you have to get that run on the board, then go from there.
ReplyDeleteEh, I can see it either way. Melky's been swinging a hot bat, so I don't have too big of an issue with him swinging away. I probably would've bunted, too, though.
ReplyDeletei agree 100% you have to have melky bunt right there. i dont care if its early in the game or cause he homered last night...against beckett you need every run you can get especially in a 0-0 game thru 3
ReplyDeletemario, shut ya yip, bitch and moan, bitch and moan, go change your tampax.
ReplyDeleteWhy do people need to post anonymously? Is it that hrd to stick a name in there?
ReplyDeleteSorry about that I'm the anonymous that posted saying they should have bunted.
ReplyDeleteAJ fantastic through 5... have to get some runs now...........
Nah, I was more referring to people who post calling other people names... But they hide behind the "anonymous" name.
ReplyDeleteSOB why couldn't Cano's ball have gotten into the corner
ReplyDeletePossibly a big base-running mistake here by Matsui. He should be on third.
ReplyDeleteAnd the strike three to Swisher is WELL outside.
ReplyDeleteCome on, Jeet. We need to get on the board.
ReplyDeleteFREAKING HECK Jeter I love you man but you have to show a little more patience in that situation and lay off those pitches in on your hands.
ReplyDeleteOk, walking Nick Green on 4 pitches? Extremely bad idea.
ReplyDeleteIs it me, or does Terry Francona look like Harry Potter with those glasses on?
ReplyDeleteHow many times can Posada almost blow an inning?
ReplyDeletealright now lets get some runs and move 4.5 up!!!!!!
ReplyDeletepaulie the comedian, (michael Kay) "pedroia leaves his feet as better as any other 2B, paulie, "he doesn't have far to go!!!" LOL
ReplyDeleteMichael Kay is the worst announcer in the history of professional sports. He makes at least one mistake every broadcast.
ReplyDeletethe ideal spot to pinch run gardner here, but he's hurt, of course
ReplyDeletebad call by girardi
ReplyDeletetotal waste of another inning, only positive out of that was Beckett might be out of the game after extending him in the matsui at bat...
ReplyDeletePosada is a moron. He has seen a million pitches in his day and can't recognize what Beckett was gonna do there? Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteGirardi is even dumber. He sends the slowest runner with the worst hitter up. Brilliant. This the same idiot who kept Ransom and continually starts Posada.
screwed again
ReplyDeleteThat call better not hurt us. Such bullshit.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, it didn't.
Bullshit call.
ReplyDeleteGood job by Hughes though.
What a great game by Burnett.
Idiot Yankee hitters. Okamjemaaajajaam blows. He has ONE pitch. An 82 MPH changeup. The only thing they should be doing is SITTING on that pitch. Plus, his fastball is not even 90 mph. Get a fuckign clue $20m hitters. Ditto for the hittign coach and staff.
ReplyDeletey bring in mo, hughes was fine, stupid move,
ReplyDeleteI agree. Should have left Hughes in with Mo warming up in case.
ReplyDeletealright damit, damon, tex, arod, AROD is especially due, overdue, 69 at bats w/o a homer
ReplyDeleteGood pitch to swing at Jorge. It hit you after it bounced off the dirt.
ReplyDeleteYou suck Posada. YOu're so easy to get out with 2 strikes and every team and picther in the league knows how. Throw a breaking ball a mile out of the strike zone in the dirt and GUARANTEED you will swing. After 15 years taht is complete failure. Then you dont run. Great example you are for the kids. But, please blah about your charity work garbage. Idiots.
ReplyDeleteThat pitch to Ellsbury shows exactly how bad Posada, Girardi and Eiland are. It is right down the friggin middle with 2 strikes. THROW ONE IN THE DIRT LIKE EVERY OTHER TEAM DOES MORONS. Great call by PISSada.
ReplyDeletewell posada's days behind the plate are numbered with Cervelli, Montero, Romine coming up, Next season you have to figure he'll be DH more often then catching...
ReplyDeleteWhy next season? Why not now? Why not 5 years ago?
ReplyDeleteAnd, there is $20m at work. Ridiculous.
But, hey as long as we get universal healthcare so the poor little, to lazy too work africans are taken care of. 12% of the population. APARTHEID.
Did you idiots know you were voting for a hybrid of Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton/Jimmy Carter and Pharaoh.
And, there was a famine in EGYPT.....
DUH!
Jeter has blown three chances with risp. He is the goat of the game.
ReplyDeleteOK< leave the political bullshit off the blog, retard anonymous.
ReplyDeleteYOU ARE SUCH A TOOL.....
I'll do whatever I want to do. You do. The africans do, while STEALING everyone's money and so dont the politicians. Furthermore, you bring up YOUR religion everyday. You bother me one more time about it or attempt to take away my free speech ONE MORE TIME, then I will do NOTHING but bother this site. GOt it?
ReplyDeleteThese last 2 innings are EXACTLY why this team can't win playoff games and cant beat good teams.
Greg,
ReplyDeleteI cant take much more of this game bro... Im so stressed the fuck out.
D
^^^ What the hell?
ReplyDeleteForget this anonymous posting bullshit. Maybe this site should require posters to register an IP address. It's the only way we can keep assholes like this guy away....
Anyway, will somebody please jack one and end this? Both bullpens are going to be burnt out and we have two crucial games left to play.
It gives us the edge tomorrow since CC's a horse and Buchholz would be lucky to go 5 innings.
ReplyDeleteAnother idiot Yankee hitter who tries to pull an outside pitch instead of going with the pitch the other. Friggin pathetic. Everybody wants to hit a 20 run HR for no reason. They must have learned their idiocy from Posada, Obamanation and the DEMONcrabs.
ReplyDeleteAll's you needed was a single idiot Cabrera.
Hey people, just got back from dinner and a bar.... this game is taking years off my life, but my goodness what a classic.
ReplyDeleteNice inning for Bruney. WIN THIS NOW!
ReplyDeleteWIN. THIS. NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey anonymous, i'll be in ny the weekend after labor day, for the make up game vs LAA angels, wanna meet and discuss stuff? like what a tool you are...
ReplyDeleteAnother stupid Yankee hitter who swings at a 3-1 pitch way out of the srrike zone. What was that $100m that came to bat. Friggin losers.
ReplyDeleteAnon, go away you moron.
ReplyDeleteDamn, I thought it was gone...
ReplyDeleteThat was way too close for comfort. Bruney needs to get back in the strike zone.
ReplyDeleteSure, Pharao lover. I will be at the UN building where the statue has a Scripture from Isaiah 2:4. Know where this is race mixer? Or are you fking stupid Egypt worshipper?
ReplyDeleteI will be protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which led to the ruin of our public schools, american economy and a skyrocketing prision population made of 76% africans while only making up 12% of our general population. It also led to unprecedented illiteracy, vd and abortion rates. Pharaoh lover.
Is anyone warming? I don't feel good at all with Bruney still on the mound.
ReplyDeleteCan someone please end this? ...........It feels like yesterday that Burnett pitched a great game.....Oh, it was yesterday.
ReplyDeleteseriously anonymous, you must be the biggest loser next to the guy who cowardly shot those women in the gym in pittsburgh, ....i'm done fighting with u, yankee fans like you give yankees universe a bad name...
ReplyDeleteBoy to these pitchers deserve a ton of credit. What a freaking game being pitched on BOTH sides.
ReplyDeleteThis is our inning. We win this here.
Pinch hit Pena - I have a feeling he's got a dinger in him...
ReplyDeletecome on hinske, time to write ur name in the yankee universe vs the hated red sux
ReplyDeleteSOB, 2 hits that matsui's and hinske's this game would be over...
ReplyDeleteOHHH...what a play!!!
ReplyDeletec'mon Melky
good eye melky
ReplyDeleteFUBARED, i hate J.D. Drew but that was a hell of a catch.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable. We deserved to score there SO much. Matsui lining a shot to CF for the out to lead off the inning, JD Drew - an average fielder - robs Hinske (why couldn't that ball have hooked an extra foot?) and then Melky misses by inches. I hate that, I really hate that.
ReplyDeleteCC has to pitch a complete game tomorrow, oops later today,
ReplyDeleteGood job Cokey. We win it here. I haven't said that all night until now, so now it's go time. WE WIN IT HERE
ReplyDeleteThis is great. This is why I love baseball so much. I have no nails. I'm drunk. My heart is beating a thousand times a minute. And I'm a run away from going absolutely nuts.
ReplyDeletenice, 1-2-3 inning, coke looked good, please for the love of god, mercy rule derek, damon, tex, arod, you are all DUE< over freaking due, especially derek and arod
ReplyDeletegross that 1-1 called strike to Jeter was WAYYYYYY outside.
ReplyDeleteLead off single for Jeter, here we come, come on baby
ReplyDeleteScrew the bunt... Hit & run!
ReplyDeleteok, i'd rather have jeter steal here, on the rookie, & let damon swing away
ReplyDeleteAHHHHHH I can't take it come on Yankees
ReplyDeleteOh my god what a terrible bunt. The pitch was over his head. WTF
ReplyDeleteretard damon, doesn'[t know how to pull the bunt back on BALLS
ReplyDeleteCome on Tex, please
ReplyDeleteOh Tex, good lord. We are just up there hacking right now.
ReplyDeleteOMG, WTF, i can not believe you retards can't catch up to this rookie
ReplyDeleteThis ump is terrible, seriously, the strike zone is huge. It's no surprise it's scoreless.
ReplyDeletethank u, thank u, thank u alex
ReplyDeletewelcome to the majors KID
ReplyDeleteThank you A-Rod. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteGreat, great, great baseball game.
the chemistry this team has, its just awesome, AJ just misses nailing AROD with shaving cream
ReplyDeletewhat a fucking game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHoley Moley.
ReplyDeleteMy wife... a mets fan... walked in the room... said "15th inning??? This game is going to end right here. Good night."
ReplyDeleteShe no sooner walked out of the room and ARod jacked it!
I think that was A-Rod's moment. He's had his big hits, that one might top them all. No more boos fans.
ReplyDeleteOh hell yes. I just got done running around my house. I f---ing called that right there. AWESOME what a classic. This team has some character right now man. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteHow friggin' sweet was that?
ReplyDeleteSeriously.... how sweet was that??????
While I have nothing against the Tazawa kid, this is poetic justice to the Red Sox for violating the "unwritten agreement" between MLB and Japan not to sign their unsigned youngsters.
ReplyDeleteJust flat out awesome.
I don't know about you folks but I'm blasting New York New York right now.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes CF, that was freaking sweet.
ReplyDeleteOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletehate to take a way from the magic of this great win but i just read that yankees put cano bruney melancon and roberts on waivers...from george king of the post..can any1 clarify this and let me know what this means? like why cano?
ReplyDelete*robertson
ReplyDeleteclassic game
ReplyDeleteMan... it's 2 am and I'm still buzzing. I wanted this game really bad. It was a great game on both sides but the Yanks were better.
ReplyDelete4 1/2 up.
Sweet baby... sweet!
Maybe I can get some sleep now... but I doubt it.
Hey jackass Anon, stop bitching about Posada as a catcher. He just caught 14 SCORELESS innings, you idiot.
ReplyDeleteI just got home from the game. In the 12th inning, something popped into my head that the game was going to end in the 15th. To see it actually happen then was mind blowing. I was at the Castillo game and this one tops it.
ReplyDeleteWow... the Castillo game and this one? Very cool. Probably the two most memorable at the new Stadium so far.
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