Yankees 7, Red Sox 3
Jorge Posada broke it open with a two-run homer in the fifth inning. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada all belted homers as the Yankees evened their series with the Red Sox on Wednesday. Mike Mussina notched his sixth victory after holding Boston to three runs over 6 2/3 innings.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 10, 2006
Boston
(20-13)
Lost 1
NY Yankees 7, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 5/10/06
STL 7, COL 4
MIN 4, TEX 3
KC 10, CLE 8
TB 1, SEA 0
ARI 7, PIT 4
FLA 11, ATL 3
DET 6, BAL 3
NYM 13, PHI 4
TOR 9, OAK 7
CIN 9, WSH 6
LAA 12, CWS 5
SD 3, MIL 0
LAD 9, HOU 6
CHC 8, SF 1
NY Yankees
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Won 1
May 10, 2006
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Standings thru 5/10/06  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Yankees Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Youkilis , 1B5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
Loretta , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .263
Ortiz , DH4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .279
Ramirez, M , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .319
Nixon , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
Varitek , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .336
Harris , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .095
Gonzalez , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Totals 36 3 8 3 1 6 9
BATTING 2B : Ramirez, M (3, Mussina).HR : Ortiz (12, 1st inning off Mussina, 1 on, 1 out), Lowell (3, 2nd inning off Mussina, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Loretta 2; Ortiz 7; Ramirez, M 2; Lowell 4.RBI : Ortiz 2 (30), Lowell (20).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek 2; Ramirez, M.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Loretta (1, 2nd base off Myers/Posada). FIELDING DP : (Gonzalez-Youkilis).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .291
Jeter , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .336
Giambi , 1B4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .314
Phillips , 1B0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Rodriguez , 3B4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267
Matsui , LF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .261
Posada , C4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .284
Cano , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .330
Williams , DH3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261
Cabrera , RF1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500
Crosby , RF1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Totals 32 7 11 7 2 6 9
BATTING 2B : Posada (4, Schilling), Williams (2, Holtz).HR : Giambi (12, 3rd inning off Schilling, 1 on, 0 out), Rodriguez (7, 5th inning off Schilling, 0 on, 2 out), Posada (4, 5th inning off Schilling, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Jeter; Giambi 5; Rodriguez 5; Posada 6; Cano 2; Williams 2.RBI : Williams (12), Giambi 2 (34), Rodriguez (25), Posada 2 (16), Damon (20).2-out RBI : Rodriguez; Posada 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon.S : Cabrera.SF : Williams.GIDP : Matsui.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Giambi (3, fielding).
Myers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Pitches-strikes : Schilling 100-65, Holtz 10-7, Timlin 9-6, Tavarez 14-8, Papelbon 7-4, Mussina 110-75, Myers 6-4, Proctor 16-10, Rivera 15-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Schilling 3-7, Holtz 1-0, Timlin 0-1, Tavarez 2-1, Papelbon 2-1, Mussina 5-10, Myers 0-0, Proctor 1-2, Rivera 2-1.Batters faced : Schilling 25, Holtz 3, Timlin 2, Tavarez 3, Papelbon 3, Mussina 29, Myers 1, Proctor 4, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Timlin 1-0, Myers 1-0, Proctor 2-0.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 62 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 3:13.Att : 54,769.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner