Red Sox 7, Yankees 6
Manny Ramirez hit the first of four straight Red Sox home runs. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Ian Bronwe / MLB.com
The Red Sox tied a Major League record with homers in four straight at-bats in the third inning, and Mike Lowell, part of the historic run, put Boston up for good later with a three-run shot. Daisuke Matsuzaka won as the Sox swept the Yankees in Boston for the first time since 1990.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 22, 2007
Boston 7, NY Yankees 6
Today's Boxes 4/22/07
DET 6, CWS 5
FLA 12, WSH 6
ATL 9, NYM 6
PHI 9, CIN 3
BAL 7, TOR 3
CLE 6, TB 4
MIL 4, HOU 3
KC 3, MIN 1
STL 12, CHC 9
TEX 4, OAK 3
COL 4, SD 2
LAA 6, SEA 1
SF 2, ARI 1
PIT 7, LAD 5
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Standings thru 4/22/07 | Gameday | Yankees Stats | Red Sox Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , CF5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .255
Jeter , SS4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .320
Abreu , RF3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .309
Rodriguez , 3B4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .371
Giambi , DH4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .284
Cano , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .309
Mientkiewicz , 1B3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167
a-Posada , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .358
1-Cairo , PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cabrera , LF4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .197
Nieves , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
b-Phelps , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
Totals 35 6 9 5 3 8 17
BATTING 2B : Giambi (3, Matsuzaka), Mientkiewicz (1, Matsuzaka).HR : Jeter (1, 5th inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Damon; Jeter 4; Rodriguez; Giambi 3; Cano 2; Mientkiewicz 3.RBI : Giambi 3 (16), Jeter (5), Cabrera (6).2-out RBI : Giambi 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano 2; Damon; Phelps.GIDP : Cabrera.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Jeter-Mientkiewicz).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .267
Youkilis , 1B3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .246
Ortiz , DH5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .292
Ramirez , LF5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .226
Drew , RF4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .357
Lowell , 3B4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .306
Varitek , C4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .265
Pena , CF3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .143
Crisp , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Pedroia , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .190
Totals 34 7 11 7 9 5 22
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (1, Wright), Ortiz (8, Bean, C), Drew (3, Proctor).HR : Ramirez (2, 3rd inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out), Drew (2, 3rd inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out), Lowell 2 (3, 3rd inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Proctor, 2 on, 0 out), Varitek (2, 3rd inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Ortiz 2; Ramirez 6; Drew 6; Lowell 8; Varitek 4; Pedroia 3.RBI : Ramirez (9), Drew (8), Lowell 4 (14), Varitek (9).2-out RBI : Ramirez; Drew; Lowell; Varitek.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew; Lugo 2; Ramirez 2; Pedroia; Youkilis; Varitek.GIDP : Ortiz.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : Lugo (4, 2nd base off Wright/Nieves), Drew (1, 2nd base off Bean, C/Nieves).FIELDING DP : (Pedroia-Lugo-Youkilis).
HBP : Rodriguez (by Matsuzaka), Jeter (by Matsuzaka).Pitches-strikes : Wright 70-38, Bean, C 43-22, Pettitte 9-5, Proctor 10-7, Vizcaino 18-10, Henn 22-12, Matsuzaka 108-74, Okajima 11-5, Donnelly 6-5, Papelbon 20-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Wright 1-5, Bean, C 3-2, Pettitte 2-1, Proctor 0-0, Vizcaino 2-0, Henn 2-1, Matsuzaka 7-7, Okajima 0-1, Donnelly 1-1, Papelbon 1-1.Batters faced : Wright 17, Bean, C 10, Pettitte 3, Proctor 3, Vizcaino 5, Henn 5, Matsuzaka 31, Okajima 3, Donnelly 2, Papelbon 4.Inherited runners-scored : Okajima 1-0, Donnelly 3-1.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather : 63 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 14 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:34.Att : 36,905.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
