Jon Lester, Red Sox Give Yankees a Taste Of Their Own Medicine, Avoid Sweep
Jon Lester dominates the Yankees to give the Red Sox some hope on Sunday.
| Final - 5.9.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Ramiro Pena, SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .202 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Kevin Russo, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Robinson Cano, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .353 |
| Jorge Posada, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Marcus Thames, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .394 |
| Francisco Cervelli, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| Brett Gardner, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .344 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Swisher, Rodriguez
Grounded into DP - Cano
Hit by pitch - Thames
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Thames
Home runs - Swisher, Rodriguez
Grounded into DP - Cano
Hit by pitch - Thames
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Thames
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett (L, 4-1) | 4.1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.40 | 1 | 97-54 |
| Romulo Sanchez | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 52-30 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Scutaro, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .283 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Bill Hall, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Victor Martinez, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| J.D. Drew, RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jonathan Van Every, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Jeremy Hermida, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Darnell McDonald, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hermida
Doubles - Pedroia, Youkilis, Ortiz, Beltre 2
Sacrifice flies - Drew
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Hermida
Doubles - Pedroia, Youkilis, Ortiz, Beltre 2
Sacrifice flies - Drew
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester (W, 3-2) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.71 | 0 | 102-63 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 31-19 |
| Tim Wakefield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.03 | 0 | 10-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 3:05
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Mike Everitt, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 3:05
