TODAY'S WRAPS: August 28, 2007
Final shot dooms Dice-K By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Daisuke Matsuzaka took a tied game into the seventh inning thanks to a solo homer by Jason Varitek, but Johnny Damon pulled his new team one game closer to his former one with a two-run homer to the shortest part of the park, putting the Yankees up to stay. Manny Ramirez left with back spasms and may miss Wednesday's game.
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Yankees 5, Red Sox 3
Johnny Damon acknowledges the crowd at Yankee Stadium after Tuesday night's homer. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
Damon serves revenge By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
It certainly wasn't his most memorable homer to right field at Yankee Stadium, but Johnny Damon broke a tie in the seventh inning with a two-run blast just inside the foul pole, dealing a crushing blow to his former team. Andy Pettitte won his sixth straight start.
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NY Yankees 5, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 8/28/07
PIT 6, CIN 4
PIT 3, CIN 2
FLA 4, ATL 3
CLE 6, MIN 5
PHI 4, NYM 2
TB 15, BAL 8
CHC 5, MIL 3
STL 7, HOU 0
KC 6, DET 3
TEX 4, CWS 3
LAA 10, SEA 6
SD 6, ARI 4
TOR 5, OAK 4
LAD 4, WSH 3
SF 3, COL 1
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Standings thru 8/28/07 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Yankees Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318
Youkilis , 1B2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .290
Ortiz , DH3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .322
Ramirez , LF3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .292
Kielty , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
a-Hinske , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Lowell , 3B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .324
Drew , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259
Varitek , C3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .265
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .270
Lugo , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 10 14
BATTING 3B : Lugo (2, Pettitte).HR : Ramirez (20, 2nd inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out), Varitek (12, 7th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Pedroia; Ramirez 5; Lowell 2; Varitek 4; Lugo 3.RBI : Ramirez (86), Ortiz (88), Varitek (57).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew.SF : Ortiz.GIDP : Drew.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Ramirez (2, fielding).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .266
Jeter , SS3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .318
Abreu , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .287
Rodriguez , 3B2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
Matsui , DH4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .303
Posada , C4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .331
Cano , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .302
Phillips , 1B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289
1-Betemit , PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .223
Cabrera , CF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 3 10
BATTING 2B : Posada (36, Matsuzaka).3B : Cano (7, Delcarmen).HR : Jeter (9, 5th inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 2 out), Damon (9, 7th inning off Matsuzaka, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 5; Jeter 4; Posada 3; Cano 3; Phillips.RBI : Matsui (91), Posada (78), Jeter (59), Damon 2 (49).2-out RBI : Posada; Jeter.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cano 3; Matsui; Betemit.S : Cabrera.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Rodriguez (19, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek).FIELDING DP : (Cano-Jeter-Phillips).
HBP : Rodriguez (by Matsuzaka).Pitches-strikes : Matsuzaka 110-62, Lopez 1-1, Delcarmen 25-16, Pettitte 119-70, Chamberlain 19-11, Rivera 14-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Matsuzaka 10-7, Lopez 1-0, Delcarmen 2-1, Pettitte 6-9, Chamberlain 0-1, Rivera 0-1.Batters faced : Matsuzaka 29, Lopez 1, Delcarmen 5, Pettitte 28, Chamberlain 5, Rivera 3.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez 1-0, Delcarmen 1-0.Umpires : HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 77 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 3:11.Att : 55,037.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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