Yankees 4, Red Sox 1
Chien-Ming Wang needed just 93 pitches to beat Boston on Friday. (AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Chien-Ming Wang lost his bid for a no-hitter in the fifth inning, but that hardly slowed him down. Wang faced one over the minimum until allowing an infield single in the ninth on his way to a complete-game masterpiece in the first of 18 between the Yankees and Red Sox.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 04/11:
NYY 4, BOS 1
Sat. 04/12:
BOS 4, NYY 3
Sun. 04/13:
@ BOS, 8:05 PM ET
NY Yankees 4, Boston 1
Today's Boxes 4/11/08
PHI 5, CHC 3
PIT 1, CIN 0
OAK 9, CLE 7
TB 10, BAL 5
NYM 4, MIL 2
ATL 3, WSH 0
FLA 10, HOU 6
TOR 8, TEX 5
MIN 5, KC 0
DET 5, CWS 2
ARI 8, COL 2
SEA 8, LAA 5
STL 8, SF 2
SD 7, LAD 5
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Standings thru 4/11/08 | Recap: NYY | BOS | Gameday | Yankees stats | Red Sox stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , CF3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .286
Cano , 2B5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .159
Abreu , RF5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .316
Rodriguez , 3B5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .310
Matsui , LF3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .342
Posada , DH3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250
Giambi , 1B3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .095
Molina , C4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .346
Gonzalez , SS2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .375
Totals 33 4 10 4 4 5 15
BATTING 2B : Molina 2 (6, Buchholz, Timlin), Matsui (2, Buchholz), Gonzalez (2, Aardsma).HR : Giambi (1, 7th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Abreu; Rodriguez 2; Matsui 3; Posada; Giambi 4; Molina 4; Gonzalez 2.RBI : Molina (1), Giambi (3), Cabrera (4), Abreu (5).2-out RBI : Abreu.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Posada 2; Molina 2.S : Gonzalez; Cabrera.SF : Cabrera.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING E : Rodriguez (1, throw).DP : (Rodriguez-Cano-Giambi).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Pedroia , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Ortiz , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077
Ramirez , LF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
Youkilis , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Drew , RF3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429
Varitek , C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Casey , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Lugo , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Totals 29 1 2 1 0 3 2
BATTING HR : Drew (3, 5th inning off Wang, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Crisp; Drew 4.RBI : Drew (8).2-out RBI : Drew.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia.GIDP : Ortiz.Team LOB : 1.FIELDING DP : (Casey).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 3-0)9.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 1.23
Pitches-strikes : Wang 93-61, Buchholz 98-58, Timlin 9-5, Okajima 8-7, Lopez 15-7, Aardsma 24-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Wang 10-14, Buchholz 8-6, Timlin 1-0, Okajima 0-1, Lopez 2-0, Aardsma 3-0.Batters faced : Wang 29, Buchholz 24, Timlin 3, Okajima 2, Lopez 5, Aardsma 6.Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 1-1, Aardsma 3-0.Umpires : HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 49 degrees, rain.Wind : 6 mph, In from RF.T : 2:59.Att : 37,624.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
