Jon Lester stymies Yankees over eight innings as Red Sox win again
Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings, and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox dealt the New York Yankees' wild-card hopes another blow with a 5-1 win on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
1
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fenway Park · 37,510 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Nava hit sacrifice fly to center, M Napoli scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
S Victorino singled to left, D Ross scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
R Cano grounded out to first, C Granderson scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
J Gomes singled to center, D Ortiz scored, M Napoli to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
D Ortiz doubled to left, D Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
W Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop, M Napoli scored, J Gomes to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
V Wells popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
V Wells batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
A Rodriguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
R Cano grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
R Cano batting
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Play Result 1-5
F Morales relieved J Lester.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
D Pedroia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
X Bogaerts struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
X Bogaerts batting
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 3-0
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
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Shane VictorinoCF8
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Daniel NavaRF25
Will Middlebrooks3B12
David RossC3
Xander BogaertsSS2
NYY
Curtis GrandersonCF21
Mark Reynolds3B12
Robinson Cano2B22
Alex RodriguezDH13
Vernon WellsLF22
Lyle Overbay1B24
Brendan RyanSS23
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
John Ryan MurphyC18
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