Red Sox 11, Yankees 3
Xavier Nady is unable to come up with Jason Bay's double in the first. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
With precious few games left in the season, the Bombers can ill afford to drop any games as they try to make the postseason. But Yankees starter Sidney Ponson and the bullpen were hammered by the Red Sox's lineup for 11 runs to drop to 10 1/2 games back in the AL East.
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Boston 11, NY Yankees 3
Today's Boxes 8/27/08
CHC 2, PIT 0
SD 5, ARI 4
MIN 6, SEA 5
FLA 4, ATL 1
BAL 11, CWS 3
CLE 9, DET 7
NYM 6, PHI 3
WSH 5, LAD 4
TB 1, TOR 0
HOU 4, CIN 1
TEX 3, KC 2
STL 5, MIL 3
OAK 6, LAA 5
SF 4, COL 1
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Standings thru 8/27/08 | Recap: BOS | NYY | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Yankees stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , RF5 2 2 0 0 2 0 .264
Pedroia , 2B5 3 3 4 0 1 0 .317
Ortiz , DH3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .267
Youkilis , 1B4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .318
Bay , LF4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .295
Lowrie , 3B3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .296
Varitek , C4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .224
Cora , SS4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Crisp , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .263
Totals 36 11 13 11 6 7 9
BATTING 2B : Ortiz (20, Ponson), Bay (27, Ponson), Lowrie (16, Ponson).3B : Bay (4, Veras).HR : Pedroia (15, 8th inning off Robertson, 3 on, 1 out).TB : Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 6; Ortiz 3; Youkilis; Bay 5; Lowrie 2; Varitek; Crisp.RBI : Bay 4 (88), Youkilis (91), Cora (8), Crisp (33), Pedroia 4 (68).2-out RBI : Bay 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cora; Lowrie.SF : Bay; Cora.GIDP : Youkilis.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Pedroia-Cora-Youkilis).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Abreu , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .296
Rodriguez, A , 3B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .310
Giambi , 1B4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247
Nady , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .327
Matsui , DH3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311
Cano , 2B4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .268
Rodriguez, I , C4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 7 13
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez, A 2 (31, Byrd, Byrd).HR : Giambi (26, 9th inning off Timlin, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Damon; Jeter; Rodriguez, A 4; Giambi 4; Nady; Matsui; Cano.RBI : Rodriguez, A (79), Cano (59), Giambi (78).2-out RBI : Rodriguez, A; Cano.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi; Rodriguez, I.GIDP : Rodriguez, I.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Abreu (Bay at home).DP : (Rodriguez, A-Cano-Giambi).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Byrd (W, 9-11)6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 4.55
Delcarmen (H, 17)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.18
Timlin 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.09
Pitches-strikes : Byrd 106-66, Delcarmen 17-9, Timlin 21-15, Ponson 89-51, Ramirez, E 8-4, Marte 19-13, Veras 23-9, Robertson 18-10, Britton 10-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Byrd 4-9, Delcarmen 0-1, Timlin 5-1, Ponson 6-4, Ramirez, E 3-1, Marte 1-0, Veras 0-1, Robertson 1-1, Britton 1-0.Batters faced : Byrd 25, Delcarmen 3, Timlin 8, Ponson 23, Ramirez, E 4, Marte 3, Veras 6, Robertson 5, Britton 3.Inherited runners-scored : Ramirez, E 2-0, Robertson 2-2.Umpires : HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Reynolds.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, R to L.T : 3:16.Att : 55,027.August 27, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
