The New York Yankees come back late to beat the Baltimore Orioles
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The final score was 7-5 and the game was played at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and was ok; he had to leave the game after six innings with forearm tightness. The bullpen was good with Mariano Rivera picking up a four out save. Alfonso Soriano led the offense with a couple of homeruns.
Nova pitched six innings giving up four runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out two. Adam Warren picked up his second win of the season pitching an inning and striking out one, Shawn Kelley pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a run with a walk and a strikeout and Mariano Rivera retired all four batters he faced for his 42nd save of the season.
Brett Gardner had a hit, Alex Rodriguez had two hits and an RBI and Robinson Cano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Alfonso Soriano had two hits and three RBI, Curtis Granderson had a hit and Mark Reynolds had two hits and two RBI. Eduardo Nunez had a hit, Chris Stewart had a hit and Gardner, Granderson and Reynolds each hit a double and Rodriguez hit two doubles. Soriano hit two homeruns and Reynolds one and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base. Nunez committed an error.
Miguel Gonzalez started for the Orioles and pitched six innings giving up six hits and three runs. He had six strikeouts and no walks. Kevin Gausman pitched an inning giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and lost his fifth game of the season. Francisco Rodriguez pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts, Josh Stinson pitched to one batter and struck him out and Brian Matusz pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout.
Rodriguez hit an RBI double in the third to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. In the fifth Urrutia hit an RBI single, Markakis hit a sacrifice fly and Davis hit a two run homerun and it was 4-1 Orioles. Soriano hit a solo homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-2 and Reynolds added a solo homerun to make it 4-3. In the eighth Cano hit an RBI single, Soriano hit a two run homerun and Reynolds hit a two run double and it was 7-4 Yankees. The Orioles would score another run in the eighth on a Wieters sac fly. The final score was 7-5 Yankees.
The Yankees record improved to 77-68 and the Orioles record fell to 77-67. The two teams will play game three of there four game set on Wednesday night.
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The New York Mets avoid the sweep with a victory over the Cleveland Indians
The New York Mets avoid the sweep with a victory over the Cleveland Indians.
The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched well for the Mets and their bullpen held the lead. Eric Young Jr. Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner each had two hits. Matsuzaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts. Vic Black pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Frank Francisco earned his first win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one to earn his eighth save of the season.
Young Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Murphy had two hits and drew three walks and Josh Satin had a hit. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Turner had two hits and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit. Daniel Murphy and Eric Young each hit a double, Turner hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Turner was caught stealing.
Danny Salazar pitched four innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts. Nick Hagadone pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Matt Albers pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Cody Allen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. Rich Hill faced one batter and walked him, Joe Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Chris Perez lost his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk. Jason Kubel had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI and Jason Giambi had a hit and drew a walk. The Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Aviles was caught stealing and Kubel had an outfield assist.
In the fourth Turner hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Cabrera was hit by a pitch scoring a run to tie the game at one. In the ninth Young Jr. hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.
The Mets record improved to 64-77 and the Indians record dropped to 76-66. The Mets will host the Washington Nationals for a three game series beginning on Monday night.
The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 2-1 and the game took place at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched well for the Mets and their bullpen held the lead. Eric Young Jr. Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner each had two hits. Matsuzaka pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with three walks and six strikeouts. Vic Black pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out one, Pedro Feliciano pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and striking out one and Frank Francisco earned his first win of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk. LaTroy Hawkins pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one to earn his eighth save of the season.
Young Jr. had two hits and an RBI, Murphy had two hits and drew three walks and Josh Satin had a hit. Lucas Duda drew two walks, Turner had two hits and an RBI and Matthew den Dekker had a hit. Daniel Murphy and Eric Young each hit a double, Turner hit a homerun and the Mets were 1-9 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Turner was caught stealing.
Danny Salazar pitched four innings giving up four hits and a run with two walks and eight strikeouts. Nick Hagadone pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one, Matt Albers pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out one and Cody Allen pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a walk. Rich Hill faced one batter and walked him, Joe Smith pitched 2/3 of an inning striking out one and Chris Perez lost his third game of the season pitching an inning and giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout.
Nick Swisher had a hit and drew a walk, Jeff Kipnis had a hit and drew a walk and Carlos Santana had a hit and drew a walk. Jason Kubel had a hit, Asdrubal Cabrera had an RBI and Jason Giambi had a hit and drew a walk. The Indians were 1-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. Aviles was caught stealing and Kubel had an outfield assist.
In the fourth Turner hit a solo homerun giving the Mets a 1-0 lead. In the sixth Cabrera was hit by a pitch scoring a run to tie the game at one. In the ninth Young Jr. hit an RBI double to give the Mets a 2-1 lead and that would be the final score.
The Mets record improved to 64-77 and the Indians record dropped to 76-66. The Mets will host the Washington Nationals for a three game series beginning on Monday night.
The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees salvage the final game against the Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well. Mariano Rivera pitched two innings picking up the win. Robinson Cano had three hits; Ichiro Suzuki and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits.
Kuroda pitched six innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked two and struck out six. Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Rivera pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. Rivera blew his seventh save of the season but picked up his fifth win of the season.
Suzuki had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Cano had three hits and two RBI, Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Reynolds and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Jon Lester pitched eight innings giving up three runs on ten hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Brandon Workman took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a run and a hit with a strikeout.
Jonny Gomes had two hits, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had two hits and an RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had an RBI; Will Middlebrooks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Ortiz hit two doubles and Carp hit one. Middlebrooks hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
In the second Carp hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Reynolds hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. Cano hit a two run double in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Saltalamacchia hit an RBI groundout in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. In the ninth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth Suzuki hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a fly ball and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. The Yankees escaped with a 4-3 win and avoided the four game sweep. The Yankees record improved to 76-67 and the Red Sox record dropped to 87-58.
The Yankees will begin a three game series in Baltimore on Monday night. The Yankees trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 ½ games for the final playoff spot with 18 games to play. The Yankees and Rays will meet three more times at Yankee Stadium
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Sunday afternoon. The final score was 4-3 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and pitched well. Mariano Rivera pitched two innings picking up the win. Robinson Cano had three hits; Ichiro Suzuki and Alex Rodriguez each had two hits.
Kuroda pitched six innings giving up two runs and five hits. He walked two and struck out six. Shawn Kelley pitched an inning giving up two hits and striking out one and Rivera pitched two innings giving up two hits and a run with three strikeouts. Rivera blew his seventh save of the season but picked up his fifth win of the season.
Suzuki had two hits, Vernon Wells had a hit and Alfonso Soriano had a hit. Cano had three hits and two RBI, Rodriguez had two hits and drew a walk and Mark Reynolds had a hit and an RBI. Chris Stewart had a hit, Reynolds and Cano each hit a double and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
Jon Lester pitched eight innings giving up three runs on ten hits with a walk and six strikeouts. Brandon Workman took his third loss of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up a run and a hit with a strikeout.
Jonny Gomes had two hits, David Ortiz had two hits and Mike Carp had two hits and an RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had an RBI; Will Middlebrooks had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk and Ortiz hit two doubles and Carp hit one. Middlebrooks hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 1-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
In the second Carp hit an RBI double giving the Red Sox a 1-0 lead. In the fourth Reynolds hit an RBI double to tie the game at one. Cano hit a two run double in the fifth to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Saltalamacchia hit an RBI groundout in the sixth to cut the lead to 3-2 Yankees. In the ninth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to tie the game at three. In the bottom of the ninth Suzuki hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a fly ball and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. The Yankees escaped with a 4-3 win and avoided the four game sweep. The Yankees record improved to 76-67 and the Red Sox record dropped to 87-58.
The Yankees will begin a three game series in Baltimore on Monday night. The Yankees trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 ½ games for the final playoff spot with 18 games to play. The Yankees and Rays will meet three more times at Yankee Stadium
The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees lose third straight to the Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 13-9 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Huff started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well. Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano and Ichiro Suzuki each had a couple of hits.
Huff pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and nine runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Huff lost his first game of the season, Jim Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and Brett Marshall pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI. Cano had two hits and an RBI, Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and J.R. Murphy had a hit. Nunez, Suzuki, Gardner and Reynolds each hit a double and the Yankees were 7-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
John Lackey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Lackey won his ninth game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Drake Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a walk. Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning.
Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI, Johnny Gomes had three hits and four RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, Mike Napoli had two hits and three RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and drew a walk. Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Lavarnway had a hit and an RBI and Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI. Ortiz, Bogaerts, Lavarnway, Victorino and Pedroia each hit a double. Napoli hit two homeruns; Gomes and Bogaerts each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Lavarnway had a passed ball.
Napoli hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI single in the second to make it 2-1 Red Sox. Gomes hit a three run homerun in the third and it was 5-1 Red Sox. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to cut the lead to 5-2 Sox. In the fourth Lavarnway hit an RBI double, Bogaerts hit an RBI groundout, Victorino hit an RBI double and Gomes hit an RBI single. Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly and it was 10-2 Red Sox. Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it 10-3. Bogaerts hit a two run homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 12-3. In the sixth Gardner hit a two run double, Jeter hit an RBI single and Soriano hit an RBI single to make it 12-7. Reynolds hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 12-9 and the Red Sox added another run in the ninth to make it 13-9 and that was the final score.
The Yankees have lost the first three games of this four game series. The Yankees record fell to 75-67 and the Red Sox record improved to 87-57. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will try and avoid the four game sweep.
The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon. The final score was 13-9 and the game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. David Huff started for the Yankees and didn’t pitch very well. Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano and Ichiro Suzuki each had a couple of hits.
Huff pitched 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and nine runs with no walks and two strikeouts. Huff lost his first game of the season, Jim Miller pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and three runs with a walk and Brett Marshall pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and three strikeouts.
Brett Gardner had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter had a hit and an RBI and Mark Reynolds had a hit and two RBI. Cano had two hits and an RBI, Alfonso Soriano had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Eduardo Nunez had a hit and drew a walk. Lyle Overbay had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Suzuki had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and J.R. Murphy had a hit. Nunez, Suzuki, Gardner and Reynolds each hit a double and the Yankees were 7-18 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base.
John Lackey pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up eight hits and seven runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Lackey won his ninth game of the season, Matt Thornton pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Drake Britton pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and two runs with a walk and Junichi Tazawa pitched an inning giving up a walk. Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of an inning.
Shane Victorino had a hit and an RBI, Johnny Gomes had three hits and four RBI and Dustin Pedroia had a hit. David Ortiz had a hit and an RBI, Mike Napoli had two hits and three RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and drew a walk. Jackie Bradley Jr. had a hit and drew a walk, Ryan Lavarnway had a hit and an RBI and Bogaerts had two hits and three RBI. Ortiz, Bogaerts, Lavarnway, Victorino and Pedroia each hit a double. Napoli hit two homeruns; Gomes and Bogaerts each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 5-10 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base. Lavarnway had a passed ball.
Napoli hit a two run homerun in the second to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Overbay hit an RBI single in the second to make it 2-1 Red Sox. Gomes hit a three run homerun in the third and it was 5-1 Red Sox. Cano hit an RBI single in the third to cut the lead to 5-2 Sox. In the fourth Lavarnway hit an RBI double, Bogaerts hit an RBI groundout, Victorino hit an RBI double and Gomes hit an RBI single. Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly and it was 10-2 Red Sox. Suzuki hit an RBI double in the fourth to make it 10-3. Bogaerts hit a two run homerun in the fifth to push the lead to 12-3. In the sixth Gardner hit a two run double, Jeter hit an RBI single and Soriano hit an RBI single to make it 12-7. Reynolds hit a two run double in the eighth to make it 12-9 and the Red Sox added another run in the ninth to make it 13-9 and that was the final score.
The Yankees have lost the first three games of this four game series. The Yankees record fell to 75-67 and the Red Sox record improved to 87-57. The two teams will play the fourth and final game of the series on Sunday afternoon. The Yankees will try and avoid the four game sweep.
The Yankees blow a big lead and lose to the Boston Red Sox
The Yankees blow a big lead and lose to the Boston Red Sox
The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The final score was 12-8. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well, the bullpen did not pitch well. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with two hits.
Pettitte pitched six innings giving up three runs and five hits. He walked three and struck out eight. Phil Hughes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Preston Claiborne lost his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and three runs. Claiborne struck out one; Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks. He struck out one and Matt Daley pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and two RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit, /Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had an RBI and drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Gardner hit a triple and Soriano a homerun. The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rodriguez was picked off.
Felix Doubront pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and six runs. He walked six and struck out two. Ruby De La Rosa pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Brandon Workman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two. Workman picked up his fifth win of the season. Franklin Morales pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Koji Uehara pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Shane Victorino had two hits and two RBI, Mike Carp had a hit and drew a walk and Dustin Pedroia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. David Ortiz drew a walk, Mike Napoli had three hits, four RBI and drew two walks and Daniel Nava had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Stephen Drew a hit and two RBI, David Ross had two hits and an RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and an RBI. Napoli and Pedroia each hit a double; Middlebrooks, Napoli and Victorino each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Nava had an outfield assist and Doubront had a pickoff.
Soriano hit a two run homerun in the first giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Ross hit an RBI single in the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Nunez hit an RBI triple in the second to push the Yankees lead to 3-1 and Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-1 game. In the fourth Drew hit an RBI groundout and the lead was cut to 4-2. Gardner hit a two run triple in the fourth and it was 6-2 Yankees, in the fifth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to make it a 6-3 game. In the bottom of the fifth Wells hit an RBI single and Reynolds hit an RBI single to give the Yankees an 8-3 lead. In the seventh Pedroia hit an RBI single and Napoli hit a grand slam to tie the game at eight. Victorino hit a two run homerun in the eighth and Nava had an RBI walk and Drew hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 12-8 lead. 12-8 would be the final score as the Yankees blew a big lead and lost their second in a row to the Red Sox. The Yankees record dropped to 75-66 and the Red Sox record improved to 86-57. The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.
The New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. The final score was 12-8. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and pitched pretty well, the bullpen did not pitch well. Eduardo Nunez led the offense with two hits.
Pettitte pitched six innings giving up three runs and five hits. He walked three and struck out eight. Phil Hughes pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and four runs with a walk, Boone Logan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and a run with a strikeout, Preston Claiborne lost his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up three hits and three runs. Claiborne struck out one; Joba Chamberlain pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run with three walks. He struck out one and Matt Daley pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out two.
Brett Gardner had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Derek Jeter drew a walk and Alfonso Soriano had a hit and two RBI. Robinson Cano had a hit, /Alex Rodriguez drew a walk and Vernon Wells had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk. Nunez had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk, Mark Reynolds had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Chris Stewart had an RBI and drew two walks. Cano hit a double; Nunez and Gardner hit a triple and Soriano a homerun. The Yankees were 3-7 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. Rodriguez was picked off.
Felix Doubront pitched 3 2/3 innings giving up three hits and six runs. He walked six and struck out two. Ruby De La Rosa pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with two strikeouts, Brandon Workman pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and striking out two. Workman picked up his fifth win of the season. Franklin Morales pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout and Koji Uehara pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts.
Shane Victorino had two hits and two RBI, Mike Carp had a hit and drew a walk and Dustin Pedroia had three hits, an RBI and drew a walk. David Ortiz drew a walk, Mike Napoli had three hits, four RBI and drew two walks and Daniel Nava had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks. Stephen Drew a hit and two RBI, David Ross had two hits and an RBI and Will Middlebrooks had two hits and an RBI. Napoli and Pedroia each hit a double; Middlebrooks, Napoli and Victorino each hit a homerun. The Red Sox were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base. Nava had an outfield assist and Doubront had a pickoff.
Soriano hit a two run homerun in the first giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. Ross hit an RBI single in the second to cut the lead to 2-1. Nunez hit an RBI triple in the second to push the Yankees lead to 3-1 and Stewart hit a sacrifice fly to make it a 4-1 game. In the fourth Drew hit an RBI groundout and the lead was cut to 4-2. Gardner hit a two run triple in the fourth and it was 6-2 Yankees, in the fifth Middlebrooks hit a solo homerun to make it a 6-3 game. In the bottom of the fifth Wells hit an RBI single and Reynolds hit an RBI single to give the Yankees an 8-3 lead. In the seventh Pedroia hit an RBI single and Napoli hit a grand slam to tie the game at eight. Victorino hit a two run homerun in the eighth and Nava had an RBI walk and Drew hit an RBI single to give the Red Sox a 12-8 lead. 12-8 would be the final score as the Yankees blew a big lead and lost their second in a row to the Red Sox. The Yankees record dropped to 75-66 and the Red Sox record improved to 86-57. The two teams will play game three of four on Saturday afternoon.
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