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Sox walk off
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Red Sox 5, Yankees 4
Kevin Youkilis reacts after his game-winning tater. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Jason Bay belted a game-tying two-run homer to center field in the ninth inning, and then Kevin Youkilis sent Red Sox Nation home happy with a walk-off solo homer onto Lansdowne Street in the 11th.
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Series at a glance:
  • Fri. 04/24: BOS 5, NYY 4
  • Sat. 04/25: BOS 16, NYY 11
  • Sun. 04/26: BOS 4, NYY 1
NYY
NY Yankees (9-7)
Lost 1 		Boston 5, NY Yankees 4   BOS
Boston (10-6)
Won 8
April 24, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   R   H   E 
NY Yankees
 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0   4 13 1
Boston
 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1   5 14 0
Standings thru 4/24/09  |  Recap: NYY | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Red Sox stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 .290
Damon, LF 5 1 2 0 1 2 3 .315
Teixeira, 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .240
Posada, DH 4 0 1 0 2 3 3 .283
Swisher, RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .302
  Gardner, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Cano, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .354
Cabrera, Me, CF-RF 5 1 1 0 1 0 6 .286
Molina, J, C 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .273
Ransom, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .180
  1-Pena, R, PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Totals 41 4 13 4 8 9 31  


1-Ran for Ransom in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ransom (5, Lester), Swisher (7, Lester), Jeter (4, Okajima).
TB: Jeter 3; Damon 2; Teixeira 2; Posada; Swisher 2; Cano; Cabrera, Me; Molina, J 2; Ransom 2.
RBI: Ransom (6), Jeter (11), Teixeira (10), Cano (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ransom; Swisher; Damon 2; Cano; Cabrera, Me 3; Teixeira 2.
S: Pena, R.
SF: Cano.
GIDP: Ransom; Cano; Cabrera, Me.
Team RISP: 4-for-19.
Team LOB: 15.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cabrera, Me (1, 2nd base off Lester/Varitek), Ransom (1, 2nd base off Saito/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Chamberlain (1, throw).
PB: Molina, J (1).
DP: 4 (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira 2, Cano-Jeter-Teixeira 2).
 
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 6 1 2 0 0 0 6 .275
Pedroia, 2B 4 0 1 0 2 2 4 .284
Ortiz, D, DH 6 0 1 0 0 4 3 .215
Youkilis, 1B 4 2 2 1 2 0 2 .433
Drew, J, RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 .265
Bay, LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .288
Lowell, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .322
  1-Van Every, J, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Velazquez, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Varitek, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233
Green, N, SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333
Totals 42 5 14 4 5 9 27  


1-Ran for Lowell in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (6, Chamberlain), Bay (4, Chamberlain), Lowell (6, Chamberlain).
HR: Bay (4, 9th inning off Rivera, Ma, 1 on, 2 out), Youkilis (5, 11th inning off Marte, D, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia 2; Ortiz, D; Youkilis 5; Bay 7; Lowell 3; Varitek; Green, N 2.
RBI: Green, N (7), Bay 2 (13), Youkilis (13).
2-out RBI: Bay 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew, J 2; Pedroia 2.
GIDP: Drew, J 2; Lowell; Ellsbury.
Team RISP: 3-for-14.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury (7, 3rd base off Chamberlain/Molina, J).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Green, N-Pedroia-Youkilis, Pedroia-Varitek-Youkilis, Pedroia-Youkilis).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chamberlain 5.1 9 2 1 4 2 0 3.94
Coke 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14
Albaladejo (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Rivera, Ma (BS, 1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 2.16
Marte, D (L, 0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 15.43
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester 6.0 7 2 2 3 7 0 4.88
Okajima 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 6.43
Delcarmen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Saito 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.06
Lopez, Ja 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.76
Papelbon 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.23
Ramirez, R (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

Okajima pitched to 4 batters in the 7th.

WP: Lopez, Ja.
Balk: Chamberlain.
IBB: Youkilis (by Chamberlain).
HBP: Varitek (by Chamberlain), Green, N (by Albaladejo), Teixeira (by Lopez, Ja).
Pitches-strikes: Chamberlain 91-49, Coke 26-14, Albaladejo 16-10, Rivera, Ma 30-22, Marte, D 26-17, Lester 114-67, Okajima 21-15, Delcarmen 8-5, Saito 19-9, Lopez, Ja 23-10, Papelbon 17-9, Ramirez, R 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chamberlain 9-5, Coke 0-4, Albaladejo 2-0, Rivera, Ma 1-0, Marte, D 0-1, Lester 6-5, Okajima 0-0, Delcarmen 1-2, Saito 2-0, Lopez, Ja 2-1, Papelbon 2-0, Ramirez, R 3-0.
Batters faced: Chamberlain 27, Coke 5, Albaladejo 4, Rivera, Ma 8, Marte, D 5, Lester 27, Okajima 4, Delcarmen 3, Saito 4, Lopez, Ja 5, Papelbon 5, Ramirez, R 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Coke 2-0, Albaladejo 1-0, Rivera, Ma 1-0, Delcarmen 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 63 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF.
T: 4:21.
Att: 38,163.
April 24, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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