Wang roughed up in opener
Red Sox 9, Yankees 5
Chien-Ming Wang allowed seven runs on nine hits over six-plus innings. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang was rocked for seven runs in six-plus innings on Monday. Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada went deep in the ninth while Bernie Williams added an RBI double, but the rally was snuffed out.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 22, 2006
NY Yankees
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Lost 2
Boston 9, NY Yankees 5
Today's Boxes 5/22/06
TOR 6, TB 4
FLA 9, CHC 1
HOU 10, WSH 3
CIN 15, MIL 5
TEX 3, LAA 2
CWS 5, OAK 4
DET 8, KC 0
ARI 4, PIT 3
ATL 3, SD 1
SEA 8, BAL 6
LAD 6, COL 1
SF 9, STL 2
Boston
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Won 1
May 22, 2006
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Standings thru 5/22/06  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Red Sox Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .281
a-Reese , PH-DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .349
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
b-Phillips , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Rodriguez , 3B4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .276
Posada , C4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .303
Cano , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308
Williams , CF4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .266
Long , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Cabrera , RF3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .306
Totals 35 5 10 5 0 6 9
a-Singled for Damon in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Giambi in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Cabrera (1, Schilling), Cano (9, Foulke), Williams (8, Foulke).HR : Rodriguez (10, 9th inning off Foulke, 1 on, 2 out), Posada (7, 9th inning off Foulke, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Reese; Jeter; Rodriguez 5; Posada 4; Cano 2; Williams 3; Cabrera 2.RBI : Damon (24), Rodriguez 2 (32), Posada (27), Williams (18).2-out RBI : Damon; Rodriguez 2; Posada; Williams.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Long.GIDP : Cabrera; Cano.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Cano-Giambi).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Youkilis , 1B4 2 1 1 1 0 2 .311
Loretta , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .295
Ortiz , DH4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .280
Ramirez, M , LF3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .294
Nixon , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300
Varitek , C3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Harris , CF3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154
Cora , SS4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .242
Totals 33 9 12 9 2 1 8
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (12, Wang), Lowell (21, Bean, C).HR : Ramirez, M (8, 3rd inning off Wang, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Youkilis 2; Loretta 2; Ortiz 2; Ramirez, M 5; Lowell 2; Harris; Cora 3.RBI : Ortiz 3 (41), Ramirez, M 3 (22), Youkilis (22), Harris (1), Cora (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Nixon.SF : Ramirez, M; Harris.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING DP : 2 (Cora-Loretta-Youkilis, Youkilis-Cora-Youkilis).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (L, 4-2)6.0 9 7 7 1 1 1 4.43
Villone 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.04
Bean, C 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 9.00
Wang pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.WP : Wang.Pitches-strikes : Wang 88-58, Villone 16-10, Bean, C 25-14, Schilling 99-72, Foulke 18-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Wang 11-6, Villone 1-2, Bean, C 2-1, Schilling 8-10, Foulke 1-2.Batters faced : Wang 28, Villone 4, Bean, C 5, Schilling 27, Foulke 8.Inherited runners-scored : Villone 2-2.Umpires : HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Rob Drake.Weather : 63 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 17 mph, L to R.T : 2:43.Att : 36,342.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner