Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
8
New York Yankees
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox got off to a quick start after a dreadful 2012 season, giving new manager John Farrell an 8-2 win over the barely recognizable New York Yankees on opening day Monday.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
S Victorino singled to right, J Bradley Jr. scored, J Ellsbury to second.
J Ellsbury reached on infield single to second, J Saltalamacchia and J Gomes scored, J Bradley Jr. to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 4: foul
J Bradley Jr. grounded out to pitcher, W Middlebrooks scored, J Saltalamacchia to second.
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: in play
F Cervelli singled to left, K Youkilis and V Wells scored, I Suzuki to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
End of the 9th
B Gardner fouled out to third.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
B Gardner batting
F Cervelli grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 1: in play
F Cervelli batting
L Overbay flied out to right.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
L Overbay batting
J Hanrahan relieved J Tazawa.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 3: in play
J Ellsbury to third, S Victorino to second on wild pitch by C Eppley.
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Pedroia batting
C Eppley relieved J Chamberlain.
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BOS wins series 2-1
Brett GardnerCF11
Eduardo NunezSS12
Robinson Cano2B22
Kevin Youkilis3B36
Vernon WellsLF22
Ben FranciscoDH8
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Jayson Nix3B
Francisco CervelliC29
Travis HafnerDH33
Lyle Overbay1B24
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Shane VictorinoRF8
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Jonny GomesDH31
Jackie Bradley Jr.LF41
Jose IglesiasSS7
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