Yanks beat Red Sox behind Curtis Granderson's 2 HRs
Curtis Granderson hit two home runs, Robinson Cano also homered and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night to remain tied for first place in the AL East.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
5
Boston Red Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Saltalamacchia homered to right (398 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Aviles doubled to left, D Nava scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
M Gomez grounded out to third, J Saltalamacchia scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Granderson homered to right (424 feet), D Jeter scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Loney singled to right, D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
R Cano homered to left (385 feet), A Rodriguez scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
C Granderson homered to right center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
J Ellsbury batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Aviles safe at first on error by pitcher R Soriano.
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Error 5-4
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
M Aviles batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Gomez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
M Gomez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
D Nava flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
D Nava batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J Saltalamacchia homered to right (398 feet).
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Home Run 5-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
J Saltalamacchia batting
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Nix struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
NYY win series 2-1
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Dustin Pedroia2B15
James Loney1B28
Cody RossRF7
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Daniel NavaLF25
Scott PodsednikDH26
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Ivan De Jesus Jr.2B11
Ryan KalishRF51
Mauro GomezDH
Mike AvilesSS12
NYY
Derek JeterSS2
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Alex RodriguezDH13
Robinson Cano2B22
Nick Swisher1B23
Raul IbanezLF18
Eric Chavez3B12
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Chris StewartC12
Substitutes
Casey McGehee3B31
Jayson NixSS
Andruw JonesLF22
Chris DickersonLF
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