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Regular Season Game 122

Yankees @ Red Sox

Fenway Park - Boston, MA
Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (76-45)
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: LHP Andy Pettitte (9-6, 4.09 ERA)

RED SOX (69-51)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Victor Martinez C
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Jason Bay LF
David Ortiz DH
Mike Lowell 3B
J.D. Drew RF
Alex Gonzalez SS

Pitching: RHP Brad Penny (7-7, 5.22 ERA)

Yankees vs. Penny

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
X. Nady	10	4	3	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.455	.700	1.155
M. Teixeira	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000
D. Jeter	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
J. Hairston Jr.	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.333	.500
J. Damon	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167
J. Molina	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.800	1.000
A. Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333
N. Swisher	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000
R. Cano	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
H. Matsui	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167
M. Cabrera	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
F. Cervelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Posada	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Totals	57	13	5	0	1	2	5	12	.228	.297	.368	.665

Red Sox vs. Pettitte

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
J. Varitek	55	17	1	1	2	7	8	16	.309	.391	.473	.863
D. Ortiz	46	17	6	0	1	9	4	11	.370	.404	.565	.969
J.D. Drew	32	12	3	0	3	4	1	12	.375	.394	.750	1.144
D. Pedroia	32	6	1	0	0	5	0	1	.188	.188	.219	.406
J. Bay	27	12	0	1	1	3	4	8	.444	.516	.630	1.146
K. Youkilis	25	9	3	0	1	3	7	5	.360	.515	.600	1.115
M. Lowell	24	8	1	0	0	5	5	2	.333	.433	.375	.808
V. Martinez	13	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.231	.333	.231	.564
J. Ellsbury	12	5	1	0	0	4	1	2	.417	.462	.500	.962
R. Baldelli	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	.143	.143	.429	.571
N. Green	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
J. Lowrie	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
A. Gonzalez	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
J. Bailey	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
C. Kotchman	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
B. Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Totals	294	98	17	3	8	45	34	63	.333	.399	.493	.893

News & Notes

- The Yanks are 25-8 since the All-Star break, they've won 38 of their last 51, and at 76-45 they have the best record in all of baseball. They currently lead Boston by 6.5 games in the AL East.

- In 34 games (32 starts) Andy Pettitte is 16-9, with a 3.63 ERA against Boston. 16 of those games and 14 starts were in Fenway, and in those games Andy is 6-3, with a 3.60 ERA. In two starts against the Sox this year he's 1-0, with a 2.08 ERA.

Since the all-star break Andy is 1-1, with a 2.04 ERA. In 39.2 IP he's allowed 9 ER on 31 hits, walked 10 and struck out 43.

- In two career starts against the Yanks Brad Penny is 1-0, with a 2.45 ERA. He faced them earlier this season in Fenway and shut them out over 6 innings.

- Damaso Marte has been added to the roster. Ramiro Pena is headed back to Scranton.

- Mariano Rivera has converted 36-of-37 save opportunities this season. He's converted 32 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors, and the longest of Mo's hall of fame career.

- Boston has won 8 of the 12 games with the Yankees, but the Yanks have won the last four.

- The Yankees have lost seven straight games in Fenway. Let's change that tonight.

- At 35-27 the Yankees have the second best road record in the AL. The Angels are first at 37-24.

- Jon Papelbon said this prior to today's game. "We're 8-4 against them this season. We beat them half the time."

The quote comes to us from Mark Feinsand's Twitter page.