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Dramatic Yankees win
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Yankees 3, Red Sox 2
Jason Giambi knocked in the game-winner with a single in the ninth. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
In the final regular-season game between the Yanks and Sox at "The House That Ruth Built," Jason Giambi provided the heroics, delivering the game-winning hit in the ninth as well as blasting a game-tying two-run pinch-hit blast in the seventh.
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Series at a glance:
BOS
Boston (77-56)
Lost 1 		NY Yankees 3, Boston 2   NYY
NY Yankees (71-62)
Won 1
August 28, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0   2 5 0
NY Yankees
 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1   3 8 1
Standings thru 8/28/08  |  Recap: BOS | NYY  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Yankees stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF4001012.262
Pedroia, 2B4010010.317
Ortiz, DH2000211.265
Youkilis, 1B3000002.316
Bay, LF4000003.293
Kotsay, RF4010013.289
Lowrie, 3B4110012.295
Cora, SS3110002.269
Varitek, C3011011.225
Totals312522616 

BATTING
2B: Kotsay (18, Mussina).
TB: Pedroia; Kotsay 2; Lowrie; Cora; Varitek.
RBI: Varitek (37), Ellsbury (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cora 2; Kotsay 2; Ellsbury.
GIDP: Bay.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cora (1, 2nd base off Mussina/Molina, J).
CS: Ellsbury (8, 2nd base by Mussina/Molina, J).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF3000020.311
Jeter, SS4030000.297
Abreu, RF4010002.296
Rodriguez, A, 3B4000034.307
Nady, LF4010014.327
  1-Gardner, PR0100000.189
Cano, 2B4000001.266
Matsui, DH3000120.307
Ransom, 1B2110010.750
  Rodriguez, I, C0000100.280
Molina, J, C2000011.228
  a-Giambi, PH-1B2123000.251
Totals3238321012 

a-Homered for Molina, J in the 7th.
1-Ran for Nady in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ransom (1, Lester).
HR: Giambi (27, 7th inning off Okajima, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Abreu; Nady; Ransom 2; Giambi 5.
RBI: Giambi 3 (81).
2-out RBI: Giambi 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nady 2.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gardner (6, 2nd base off Masterson/Varitek).
CS: Jeter (4, 2nd base by Lester/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Jeter (11, throw).
DP: (Cano-Ransom).
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lester 6.25110803.41
Okajima (BS, 8)1.01110112.89
Masterson (L, 4-4)0.21112103.30
Papelbon 0.01000001.71
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mussina 7.05222603.41
Bruney 0.10000002.35
Marte 0.10000004.24
Rivera (W, 5-5)1.10000001.50

IBB: Matsui (by Masterson).
HBP: Ransom (by Lester), Damon (by Lester), Cora (by Mussina), Youkilis (by Mussina).
Pitches-strikes: Lester 119-78, Okajima 16-11, Masterson 26-12, Papelbon 3-3, Mussina 113-73, Bruney 2-1, Marte 2-1, Rivera 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 3-8, Okajima 0-2, Masterson 0-1, Papelbon 0-0, Mussina 7-7, Bruney 0-1, Marte 1-0, Rivera 2-2.
Batters faced: Lester 26, Okajima 4, Masterson 5, Papelbon 1, Mussina 28, Bruney 1, Marte 1, Rivera 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Okajima 1-1, Papelbon 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 3:21.
Att: 55,092.
August 28, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner