Boston 9, NY Yankees 5
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
70°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian O'Nora, 1B -
Alfonso Marquez, 2B -
Mark Wegner, 3B -
Ed Rapuano
Attendance:
38021
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| NY Yankees
|
81-53 |
41-26 |
40-27 |
L1 |
| Boston
|
83-52 |
41-26 |
42-26 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Boston Red Sox have a 41-26 record at home this season. The New York Yankees have a 40-27 record on the road.
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Boston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Red Sox have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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NY Yankees has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Yankees have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Josh Beckett pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.54. Phil Hughes took the loss for NY Yankees.
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Jacoby Ellsbury, David Ortiz, Jason Varitek hit homeruns for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| NY Yankees |
|
Boston |
|
Derek Jeter
| Player |
Jason Varitek |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
1 |
RBI |
3 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
2 |
TB |
6 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| NY Yankees
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.194 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Boston
|
12 |
3 |
25 |
.343 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game at home against NY Yankees. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .651 after a win and .558 after a loss.
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NY Yankees will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Yankees have a W/L % of .598 after a win and .615 after a loss.
