Boston (15-10) at NY Yankees (13-11)

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Red Sox shake off Rays set as Yanks loom

Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox lost three out of four to the Rays, but those defeats will mean nothing when they begin a two-game set in the Bronx on Monday.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Jon Lester

  • #31 LHP
  • (1-2) 5.40 ERA 33 SO
It wasn't Lester's finest moment. He got hit hard early in his last outing in Cleveland, but showing fortitude if not his best stuff, Lester ate up innings for the Red Sox. He didn't let the game get totally out of control, though it might have if he hadn't picked off a couple of baserunners. But so far this season, Lester continues to look for the consistency that has marked his past. And he needs to be consistent if the Red Sox are to hold keep their rotation strong with two starters on the disabled list.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 28-10 3.93 384.2 150 295 .268
Season 1-2 5.40 30.0 10 33 .305
Vs. NY Yankees 0-0 3.00 6.0 3 7 .292

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/04/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 15 10 .600 2.0 10-2 5-8
New York Yankees (AL East) 13 11 .542 3.5 6-3 7-8
Stats - 05/04/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
BOS .277 141 28 136 21 171 4.70 222.1 228 102 191
NYY .277 142 35 131 19 147 5.93 215.1 230 98 165
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Hughes kicks off series against Red Sox

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees will host the Red Sox for the first time at the new Yankee Stadium in the opener of a two-game series Monday with Phil Hughes on the mound.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Phil Hughes

  • #65 RHP
  • (1-0) 0.00 ERA 6 SO
Winless in the big leagues since Sept. 27, 2007, Hughes showcased sharp stuff in handcuffing the Tigers' lineup to just two hits over six scoreless innings on Tuesday. Firing his fastball as high as 96 mph, Hughes spotted his curveball and used his cutter to strike out six, walking two. His biggest moment came in the fourth inning, inducing Josh Anderson to ground out with the bases loaded. Hughes was activated from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre earlier that afternoon, summoned to jump into the rotation as right-hander Chien-Ming Wang works on mechanical and physical issues at the club's complex in Tampa, Fla.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 6-7 4.87 112.2 46 87 .254
Season 1-0 0.00 6.0 2 6 .100

Red Sox hitters vs Phil Hughes

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - - - - -
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - .300 10 0 1
Drew, J.D. - - - - .667 3 0 0
Ellsbury, Jacoby - - - - .200 5 0 0
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - .000 4 0 0
Lowell, Mike - - - - .400 5 1 2
Lowrie, Jed - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Victor - - - - .429 7 0 0
Ortiz, David - - - - 1.000 2 0 1
Pedroia, Dustin - - - - .000 8 0 0
Reddick, Josh - - - - .000 3 0 0
Varitek, Jason - - - - .000 3 0 0
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin - - - - .286 7 1 4

Yankees hitters vs Jon Lester

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .500 2 0 0 .429 21 0 4
Cano, Robinson .000 3 0 0 .227 22 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - .000 2 0 0
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jeter, Derek .333 3 0 1 .375 24 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - .000 2 0 0
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .000 3 0 0
Posada, Jorge .000 3 0 0 .231 13 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .250 16 2 4
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .333 3 0 0 .133 15 1 2
Teixeira, Mark .333 3 0 0 .286 14 1 1

Four up, four down (16-10) (13-12)

Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

Sox at home in Bronx

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Playing their first game at the new Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox looked right at home, improving to 4-0 against New York this year thanks to 10 strikeouts from Jon Lester and a five-out save from Jonathan Papelbon. Jason Bay added much-needed insurance with a late homer.

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Hughes can't help

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Phil Hughes couldn't carry the success of his season debut to a meeting with the Red Sox, who chased the righty after four innings and shook off back-to-back homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira in the fifth inning. Teixeira added a second homer in the bottom of the eighth.
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Red Sox 6, Yankees 4

Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .287
Pedroia, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .305
Ortiz, D, DH 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 .222
Youkilis, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .393
  Bailey, J, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143
Drew, J, RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .273
Bay, LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 3 .321
Lowell, 3B 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .307
Varitek, C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .222
Green, N, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
Totals 37 6 11 5 8 10 23  

BATTING
2B: Ortiz, D 2 (9, Hughes, P, Hughes, P), Ellsbury (4, Hughes, P).
HR: Lowell (6, 2nd inning off Hughes, P, 0 on, 0 out), Bay (6, 7th inning off Aceves, A, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Ellsbury 3; Pedroia; Ortiz, D 4; Drew, J; Bay 6; Lowell 5.
RBI: Lowell 2 (26), Ortiz, D (13), Bay 2 (22).
2-out RBI: Lowell; Ortiz, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay; Varitek; Youkilis; Bailey, J; Ellsbury 2.
GIDP: Youkilis; Ortiz, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury (14, 2nd base off Aceves, A/Molina, J).
 
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274
Damon, LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .272
Teixeira, 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .195
Swisher, RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .300
Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .349
Posada, DH 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .312
  a-Matsui, H, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Cabrera, Me, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .317
Molina, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .257
Berroa, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .167
  b-Gardner, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 13 22  

a-Struck out for Posada in the 8th. b-Singled for Berroa in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Damon (5, 5th inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out), Teixeira 2 (5, 5th inning off Lester, 0 on, 2 out; 8th inning off Ramirez, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Jeter; Damon 4; Teixeira 8; Posada 2; Cabrera, Me; Molina, J; Gardner.
RBI: Damon 2 (12), Teixeira 2 (12).
2-out RBI: Damon 2; Teixeira.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, J 3; Cano 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jeter (6, 2nd base off Papelbon/Varitek), Gardner (6, 3rd base off Papelbon/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Jeter (2, throw), Molina, J (1, throw).
PB: Molina, J (2).
DP: 2 (Berroa-Cano-Teixeira, Berroa-Teixeira).
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester (W, 2-2) 7.0 6 3 3 2 10 2 5.11
Ramirez, R (H, 4) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0.59
Papelbon (S, 7) 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.50
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hughes, P (L, 1-1) 4.0 7 4 3 4 2 1 2.70
Aceves, A 4.1 4 2 2 2 7 1 4.15
Ramirez, E 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.23
Coke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

IBB: Ortiz, D (by Aceves, A).
HBP: Jeter (by Papelbon), Drew, J (by Aceves, A).
Pitches-strikes: Lester 111-76, Ramirez, R 10-4, Papelbon 32-20, Hughes, P 94-57, Aceves, A 70-46, Ramirez, E 13-4, Coke 6-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 5-6, Ramirez, R 1-0, Papelbon 0-2, Hughes, P 3-7, Aceves, A 4-2, Ramirez, E 0-0, Coke 0-1.
Batters faced: Lester 29, Ramirez, R 3, Papelbon 9, Hughes, P 22, Aceves, A 20, Ramirez, E 3, Coke 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Papelbon 1-0, Ramirez, E 1-0, Coke 3-0.
EjectionsNew York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi ejected by HP umpire Jerry Meals. (5th).
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 54 degrees, rain.
Wind: 8 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:48 (2:17 delay).
Att: 46,426.
May 4, 2009

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