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Yanks empty-handed
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Red Sox 4, Yankees 1
Andy Pettitte's loss on Sunday night was his first of the season. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees needed a gutsy effort from Andy Pettitte in the last of three at Fenway Park, but the Red Sox chipped away at the veteran lefty en route to a sweep that pushed New York back to the .500 mark. Reliever Mark Melancon made his Major League debut with two scoreless innings.
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Series at a glance:
NYY
NY Yankees (9-9)
Lost 3 		Boston 4, NY Yankees 1   BOS
Boston (12-6)
Won 10
April 26, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 7 2
Boston
 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 X   4 7 1
Standings thru 4/26/09  |  Recap: NYY | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Red Sox stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gardner, CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .220
Jeter, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299
Teixeira, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218
Swisher, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286
Cano, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .373
Posada, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283
Matsui, DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280
Cabrera, Me, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .303
Berroa, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
  a-Damon, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 12  

a-Flied out for Berroa in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Cano 2; Matsui 2; Jeter; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI: Gardner (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter; Teixeira; Cabrera, Me 2; Damon.
SAC: Berroa.
SF: Gardner.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Berroa 2 (2, fielding, throw).
DP: (Cano-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Pettitte 2 (Pedroia at 1st base, Green, N at 1st base).
 
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .289
Pedroia, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .297
Ortiz, D, DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .222
Youkilis, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .439
Drew, J, RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .255
  Van Every, J, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Bay, LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .316
Lowell, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .324
Varitek, C 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .216
Green, N, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .302
Totals 29 4 7 3 5 7 21  

BATTING
2B: Ortiz, D (6, Pettitte), Drew, J (6, Pettitte).
TB: Ellsbury; Ortiz, D 2; Lowell; Drew, J 2; Green, N; Youkilis; Bay.
RBI: Ortiz, D 2 (11), Drew, J (8).
2-out RBI: Ortiz, D; Drew, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varitek; Lowell; Bay 2; Green, N 2.
SF: Ortiz, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury 2 (10, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada, home off Pettitte/Posada), Bay (2, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Pedroia (3, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada), Green, N (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
PO: Pedroia (1st base by Pettitte), Green, N (1st base by Pettitte).

FIELDING
E: Lowell (2, fielding).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (L, 2-1) 6.0 6 4 3 4 6 0 2.96
Melancon 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Masterson (W, 2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 2.70
Jones, H (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bowden (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Saito (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26

Game Scores: Pettitte 48, Masterson 55.
IBB: Youkilis (by Pettitte).
HBP: Bay (by Melancon).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 116-65, Melancon 22-12, Masterson 99-62, Jones, H 8-7, Bowden 31-17, Saito 21-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pettitte 6-4, Melancon 3-1, Masterson 7-5, Jones, H 0-0, Bowden 1-2, Saito 0-1.
Batters faced: Pettitte 27, Melancon 9, Masterson 24, Jones, H 2, Bowden 6, Saito 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Jones, H 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:09.
Att: 38,154.
Venue: Fenway Park.
April 26, 2009
April 26, 2009

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