Lidle, Abreu shine in finale
Yankees 2, Red Sox 1
Cory Lidle threw six shutout innings at the Sox on Monday. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)
By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
Cory Lidle blanked the Boston on three hits over six innings and the bullpen finished off the Red Sox to sweep a five-game series from their rivals at Fenway for the first time since 1943. Bobby Abreu plated the Bombers' first run with an RBI double in the sixth.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 21, 2006
NY Yankees
(75-48)
Won 5
NY Yankees 2, Boston 1
Today's Boxes 8/21/06
DET 7, CWS 1
ATL 3, PIT 0
FLA 3, WSH 1
OAK 12, TOR 10
CIN 4, HOU 3
TB 4, TEX 3
PHI 6, CHC 5
SD 4, LAD 2
SF 5, ARI 0
Boston
(69-55)
Lost 5
August 21, 2006
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Standings thru 8/21/06  | Gameday  | Yankees Stats  | Red Sox Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , LF3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Jeter , DH-SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .336
Abreu , RF3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .300
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287
Cano , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .327
Wilson , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Williams , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Damon , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Fasano , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223
Green , SS3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185
Farnsworth , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 1 1 6 8
BATTING 2B : Cano (25, Wells), Abreu (33, Wells), Green (5, Wells).TB : Cabrera; Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez; Cano 2; Green 2.RBI : Abreu (74).2-out RBI : Abreu.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Williams; Cano 2.S : Cabrera.GIDP : Rodriguez.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera (11, 2nd base off Wells/Lopez, J). FIELDING E : Green (1, fielding).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
Loretta , 2B5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308
Ortiz , DH3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .287
Ramirez , LF0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .330
Kapler , RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .219
Hinske , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
Lowell , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286
Pena , RF-LF3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .300
Lopez, J , C4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262
Cora , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
Totals 32 1 5 1 5 7 15
BATTING HR : Pena (10, 8th inning off Proctor, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Loretta; Ortiz; Pena 5; Cora.RBI : Pena (36).2-out RBI : Pena.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hinske; Lopez, J 2; Kapler; Cora.S : Crisp.Team LOB : 10. FIELDING DP : (Lowell-Loretta-Hinske).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lidle (W, 10-9)6.0 3 0 0 5 5 0 4.45
Dotel (H, 1)0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
Myers (H, 12)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.78
Proctor (H, 18)1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.53
Farnsworth (S, 2)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.00
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wells (L, 2-3)7.1 6 2 2 1 4 0 5.40
Foulke 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.05
WP : Foulke.IBB : Ortiz (by Lidle).Pitches-strikes : Lidle 105-65, Dotel 3-3, Myers 3-3, Proctor 24-17, Farnsworth 9-8, Wells 104-69, Foulke 18-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Lidle 10-3, Dotel 1-0, Myers 0-0, Proctor 1-3, Farnsworth 0-2, Wells 11-7, Foulke 1-2.Batters faced : Lidle 27, Dotel 2, Myers 1, Proctor 5, Farnsworth 3, Wells 28, Foulke 5.Inherited runners-scored : Myers 1-0, Proctor 1-0, Foulke 1-1.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 72 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 12 mph, In from LF.T : 3:03.Att : 35,829.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner