SCORE: BOT 6th Boston 7-1 Yankees
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Runnres on 1st & 3rd-- Salty at bat-- 2 OUTS --- RETIRED!
0-1 going for the three run bomb, swing and a miss.
NUNEZ WITH GREAT STOP! Can't throw out Napoli
Runners on 2nd & 3rd--- 1 OUT Pedroia at bat- Pedroia drives it in
1 OUT-- Nava at bat-- Runner on 1st-- DOUBLE
2-2 the count.. Nava with line drive. Off the wall saave at second.
Ellsbury reaches on force.
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Yankees get Nunez on second after stolen base and they can't bring him in.
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1,2,3 inning for the Yankees
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The crowd comes alive... and Overbay silences it with first pitch grounder to first.
2 OUTS- Overbay at bat-- Runner on 1st
Hafner with his first home run as a Yankee! Wells at bat and lines a single down third base line
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1-2 the Count--- Salty strikes out swinging-
Runner on 1st-- Napoli at bat-- Double Play
3-2
Oooh! Pitch barely misses low
2-2 the count strike looking
2-1 the count- Mike trying to hit the ball out with huge hacks.
TOP 4th------ Pedroia reaches on infield single-
Buchholz easily retires the Yankees
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Nava grounds out to 2nd. Smooh Cano makes it look super easy up the middle.
Ellsbury drives in two more run for the Red Sox
Runners on 2nd & 3rd-- Ellsbury at bat-- base hit to center 2-RBI single!
Quickly 0-2
First hit of Bradley's MLB career
2 OUTS-- Bradley Jr. at bat-- Runner on 1st--- hit and RBI!
Victory with RBI single as he dumps a bloop to right field
WILD PITCH! Salty at 2nd base-- Middlebrooks at bat--
1 OUT Saltalamacchia at bat- single past diving Overbay
Napoli broken bat grounder to 2nd base
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Popup by Nunez--- OUT!
Overbay at bat-- Runner on 1st-- sharp grounder to second. Iglesias bobbles, but still gets ball to Peddy for the double play!
Vernon Wells reaches with hard liner to left field
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Okay! Nunez flashes the glove. Surprise. Surprise! Inning ending Double Play
PITCHING CHANGE-- Eppley in to pitch for Kuroda-- Pedroia at bat- Here we go again...
Nava hit by a pitch... Rightfully so... The Yankees remove Kuroda from the game.
Runners on 1st & 2nd 1 OUT- Ellsbury at bat-- Walk
1-0 way outside
Runners on 1st & 2nd- Iglessias at bat- 0 OUTS
Slow grounder right to the catcher--- Stewart throws to third
Runner on 1st-- Bradley Jr. at bat-- WALK
1-0 breaking ball low and outside
Yankees watching Kuroda throw. Kuroda is fine and stays in the game
Kuroda almost gets hand taken off. Victorino with a line drive that goes off middle finger.
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Hafner got under and skied it to right field.
Hafner at bat-- Runners 1st & 2nd-- 2 OUTS- FLYOUT to RIGHT
Had the Girardi sent Ichiro, it could have been a tied game. Yankees can't wait for the long ball with this lineup. Should play small ball.
2 OUTS- Youk at bat Runner on 1st-- Single to left
Time called
Slow flowing breaking ball in for a strike 1-1 the count
Another throw to first by Buchholz
Buchholz distracted by Ichiro at first
0-1 the count takes a strike
Runner on 1st-- Cano at bat- 1 OUT-- Flyout to shallow left field.
Suzuki walks--
Gardner tried bunting. Middlebrooks with great barehand play
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Kuroda gets out of the inning
2 OUTS- Runners on 1st & 3rd- Middlebrooks at bat-- Strikeout swinging!
Red Sox on the board as Salty drives one in.
2 OUTS- Salty at bat- Runners on 1st & 3rd - RBI single to right field!
0-1 the count. Another hitter behind in the count
Napoli at bat- 1 OUT Runners on 1st & 2nd-- Napoli's fly ball quiets the crowd. A lot of groans heard, but Gardner traps it.
Kuroda isn't getting hit hard, but the Red Sox are finding holes
1 OUT Runner on 1st-- Pedroia at bat- bloop single
1-2 the count
Ellsbury with a week popup-- 1 OUT Nava at bat-- Single to third base.
Kuroda starts game off with a strike- Ellsbury at bat- FLYOUT
2-1 the count.
The New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in the second game of their Opening Series. If you can't watch the game, we got you covered. We'll bring a live blog with the score and play-by-play of this game as the Yankees look to get even in this one. Check out the lineup and pitching matchup as we get ready to bring you Game 2 of the Yankees vs. Red Sox.
Long ago, it seems, these games used to mean something, but now, with different players and a less intense rivalry left in the past, the Red Sox and Yankees seem to play for pride. Neither team is expected to make the playoffs. The Red Sox were the first to strike this season as they won the season opener that was witnessed only by a couple of hundred late in the game. By the bottom of the ninth and the fans gone, the Red Sox retired the Yankees 8-2.
Jon Lester seemed like he was back to his old self. For the Yankees, C.C. Sabathia wasn't dominant once again proving if the Yankees can't pitch, then there's not much their offense can provide as Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez sit out.
The Red Sox aren't injured, but they have a lot of guys in the back end of their careers. The additions of Jonny Gomes, Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and Ryan Dempster, bring back a blue collar feel associated with guys like Kevin Millar, Mike Lowell and David Ortiz, who brought championships to Boston. Though their stats aren't as impressive, they bring a better feel to the clubhouse than the recent millionaires the Red Sox payed only to blow a chance at the 2011 playoffs.
Here's what the starting lineups look like for both squads as we get ready for first pitch.
Boston Red Sox Lineup
1. Ellsbury CF
2. Nava, DH
3. Pedroia 2B
4. Napoli 1B
5. Saltalamacchia C
6. Middlebrooks 3B
7. Victorino RF
8. Bradley Jr. LF
9. Iglesias SS
NY Yankees Lineup
1. Gardner CF
2. Suzuki RF
3. Cano 2B
4. Youkilis 3B
5. Hafner DH
6. Wells LF
7. Overbay 1B
8. Nuñez SS
9. Stewart C
As you can see, Pedroia and Cano are the only guys you can consider superstars in both lineups.
On the mound, the Yankees send Japanese pitcher, Hiroki Kuroda and he'll be facing Clay Buchholz, who was lights out during Spring Training.
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