FINAL SCORE: 5-4 Yankees! Orioles and Yankees still tied for FIRST PLACE in AL East

Ellsbury at bat
Grounder right back to Soriano! ....Yankees hold on to win...  5-4.... 

Aviles on base with single off Soriano's glove.... ELLSBURY to bat....

Gomez at bat
Live drive foul! 0-1
1-1 outside 
1-2 Gomez with home run cut... 
Grounder to second... 2 outs 

Nava 
NAVA WITH A MOONSHOT! ....Dickerson right at the wall for the catch. Looked like it was going to hit monster... 1 OUT 

-MANNY MACHADO on FIRST no OUTS base hit off end of the bat. 
- Andino bunts Machado over... McLouth up at bat... 1-4 today with single  
- ORIOLES WIN! McLouth with double off the wall! ORIOLES WIN!!! 3-2  final score

Nate McLouth hit a shot down the left field line that just stayed fair. Orioles hold .5 lead in AL East. Await outcome in Fenway. Manny Machado and McLouth get hit with pies... Andino or Adam Jones yells "Boom!" and comes from behind and he smacks Machado perfectly in the face as he is on live broadcast

Saltalamacchia leads inning---- HOME RUN 5-4 Yankees lead
0-1 strike outside looking 
2-2 swinging  
3-2 takes ball 
DEEP SHOT TO RIGHT FIELD 

END OF BOT 9th------------- 5-3 Yankees

Nix at bat--- NIX STRIKEOUT! 
1-1
1-2 Padilla on the mound and nails outside quarter 
Strike swinging 

1st & 2nd for Yankees. Pitching Change Red Sox

Swisher------ BOSTON RED SOX THIRD BASE COACH THROWN OUT OF GAME
2-0 count 
HOT SHOT RIGHT BACK AT MILLER. His hat flies off. Base hit for Swisher 

Cano at bat---- Jammed and blown away on inside fastball. 96 mph. 2 OUTS
Quickly 2-0
2-1 fastball outside corner
2-2 Ugly cut by Cano 
SWING and a MISS! 

GOING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH IN CAMDEN YARDS still 2-2 score btwn Orioles and Rays 

BOTH PLAYERS FINE

Rodriguez at bat
Miller fields... Wild throw to first... Collision at first! Loney and A-Rod collide. Loney and A-Rod go down. Loney grabs left shoulder  

Granderson at bat Andrew Miller (lefty) to pitch---- STRIKEOUT looking Granderson
1-1 
1-2 swing and a miss by Granderson 
2-2 low fastball outside 
2-2 FOUL... Granderson leaning over the plate
3-2 fastball inside 
BREAKING IN FOR THE STRIKE! 

BOBBY VALENTINE EJECTED in MIDDLE of INNING ---- ROSS also gone

-----END OF BOTTOM of 8th----- 5-3 score Yankees lead

Soriano faces ROSS--- Ball was caught low by Stewart but ball caught enough plate and looked to be knee high when it crossed
0-1 swing and a miss at breaking ball 
0-2 after foul ball 
FOUL BALL 
1-2 slider outside 
2-2 fastball outside... low maybe?
3-2 slider outside.... FANS STAND AT FENWAY 
STRIKE THREE on low breaking ball. ROSS IS HEATED! BOBBY V comes out. 

Pitching change: Soriano asked to come in 2 outs in the BOT 8th

Loney at bat... Double with 2 OUTS
quickly down 0-2 
2-2 
Sliced down the left field line 

Two Outs after strike out of Ivan de Jesus

Ciriaco at bat
Flyball down right field caught by Ichiro 

*****Orioles THREATEN RUNNER ON 2nd 1 out BETEMIT at Plate****

BETEMIT WITH LINE DRIVE RIGHT AT MATT JOYCE! ... 2 OUTS Reynolds to bat 
Reynolds walk on controversial ball 4! 1st & 2nd Chris Davis at the plate
FLY BALL BY CHRIS DAVIS TO END THE BOT 8th 

-----BOT 8th RED SOX HIT----- JETER OUT OF THE GAME. NIX Plays SHORT

END OF THE TOP 8thJeter appears to be staying in game as Girardi and trainer have word with him on the field
JETER 1 HIT BEHIND WILLIE MAYS 3,282 hits for Jeter... Mays 3,283.... 

1-1 count .... Grounder to second... DOUBLE PLAY! ....Jeter limps down the line! Jeter is limping

Pitching coach out to talk to Carpenter---- 1st & 3rd 1 OUT

1 OUT Stewart at bat---- WALK
0-1 squeeze on (safety) 
1-1 Ball
2-1 inside  
3-1 pitch outside 
BALL 

Chris Dickerson pinch runs as Ichiro steps to the plate---- Ichiro Out at First
0-1 strike  
Check on runner at first
Dickerson runs... pitch out! Still gets steal.... RUNNER ON 2nd 
Ichiro gets bunt down Dickerson to third. 

CHRIS CARPENTER PITCHES to Andruw Jones----- Aviles bobbles! Jones Safe at first- O Outs
2-0
3-0 on high fastball 
3-1 strike 
3-2 Jones kills one down the line foul 
Grounder fisted to short 

-----END OF THE 7th INNING----- 5-3 score... Yankees lead

Aviles at 2nd... 2 OUTS Ellsbury at the plate
1-0 takes a ball
1-1 fouls it back 
2-1 Ellsbury checks his swing 
2-2 Ellsbury swings over sinking pitch
Ellsbury hits to short... Jeter charges... Gets Ellsbury by a step 

5-3 YANKEES...Granderson homer is huge now for Yanks

MIKE AVILES IN TO PINCH HIT... Runner on 2nd- 2OUTS
Aviles pulls one into the left field corner
NAVA SCORES 

Mauro Gomez home run threat--- RBI GROUNDOUT to Third... 5-2 Yankees lead
0-1 big swing and a miss -- Geared for fastball got a slider
1-1 slide outside
1-2 fastball out of play
2-2 ball in the dirt. Stewart with solid block 
Ball in play 

SCORE IS 5-1 Yankees. Red Sox threaten 1 OUT runners on 2nd & 3rd

Pitching Change: Joba Chamberlain in to pitch for Logan... Bobby Valentine had pinch-hitter for Podsednik on deck

RUNNERS ON 2nd & 3rd for Red Sox

Nava at bat--- Double off the wall but Saltalamacchia does NOT score!
FIRST PITCH SWINGING ball to center 

BOONE LOGAN TO PITCH Will face NAVA

Pitching Change: Rapada Out in Bottom of 7th

Saltalamacchia at bat--- GROUND RULE DOUBLE FOR SALTY! At second base with one out
0-1 takes strike
1-1 pitch outside
Contact down the line 

Ross at bat--- STRIKEOUT SWINGING
0-1 takes strike 
2-2 count  
Ross swings and misses 

********RAYS THREATEN IN Top of 7th Upton steals 2nd with 0 OUTS******

Two consecutive popups by the Rays make it runner on 2nd with 2 OUTS 
After intentional walk runners on 1st & 2nd for Ben Francisco 0-2 count 
---BEN FRANCISCO STRIKES OUT TO END TOP OF 7th at CAMDEN!!---- 

END OF TOP 7th---- 5-1 Score Yankees lead in Fenway

Nix at bat facing Chris Carpenter--- GROUND BALL to Ciriaco OUT at first. 3 OUTS
1-1 count 
Groundball to the right 

BOSTON PITCHING CHANGE: Aceves out of ballgame

Swisher at bat 1-2 in game---- DOUBLE off Monster for Swisher
0-1 on change up outside
0-2 on low change up 
1-2 inside knee-high ball 
2-2
2-2 FOUL BALL
2-2 FOUL BALL 
DEEP FLY BALL TO LEFT CENTER 

Cano at bat---Loney steps on bag.... 2 OUTS
1-0 sinker
1-1 high sinker dives into strikezone
2-1 fastball inside
Chopper to right side 

Rodriguez STRIKES OUT LOOKING! 1 OUT

Granderson at bat--- 2nd HR of DAY! 5-1 Yankees
1-1 count
2-1 ball inside 
GRANDERSON WITH DEEP FLY to RIGHT on FASTBall down the middle! 

Runner on 1st...0 OUTS

Jeter at bat---- SINGLE to right field

2-2 count stays alive with defensive swing
Groundball to the right through the hole 

---END OF 6th INNING--- 3-1 Yankees

Loney at bat
LINE DRIVE RIGHT AT SWISHER! Swish saves a run with diving grab. 3 OUTS 

PITCHING CHANGE AT FENWAY PARK: Pedroia at 1st base, 2 outs... 3-1 Yankees in 6TH inning

Yankees look to be busy in bullpen. RAPADA IN TO PITCH FOR PHELPS

****Rays threaten in the Top of 6th. After balk, runners on 2nd & 3rd with 1-out Ryan Roberts (Tatman) at the plate***

ROBERTS STRUCK OUT LOOKING ON HANGING CURVE! 2-OUTS 
Orioles will walk bases loaded 
Jose MOLINA at the plate .... 1-2 count on Molina.... MOLINA GROUNDS OUT. Inning over heading into BOT 6th

Pedroia at bat--- SINGLE on bloop for Pedroia--- at first 2 outs
2-0 count
2-1 Pedroia takes strike 

Ciriaco hits into double-play! 2-outs in Fenway Park

Ellsbury at bat--- At first with no outs
0-1 first pitch strike
1-1 ball inside 
1-2 check sign foul ball 
2-2 fastball inside 
3-2 two-seamer inside 
ELLSBURY WITH SINGLE!  

Jones takes over left field. Jason Nix in at third base 

-----End of the Top of the 6th---- 3-1 Yankees

ACEVES RETIRES Nix on 1 Pitch. Flyball to left field. 

****Baltimore Update- Rays and Orioles still tied at 2 in Top of the 6th****

2 Outs Nix at the plate--- PITCHING CHANGE: Aceves in the game

Ichiro at bat--- Jones out at 2nd, Ichiro safe at 1st on wild throw from Iglesias as Jones runs into Iglesias
0-1 bunt foul 
1-1 ball low 
1-2 strike at the letters  
2-2 ball in dirt
Groundball 

Andruw Jones to pinch hit for Ibanez--- Intentional Walk--- Runners on 1st & 2nd
1-0 Ball 
1-1 Curve falls for strike
2-1 Breaking ball outside

Steward 0-1 count ---- Steward strikes out--- 1 OUT.... stilll 3-1 Yankees
0-2 on bunt attempt 
1-2 ball low 
Swing and a miss 

Rich Hill in to pitch for Red Sox---- Alfredo Aceves warms up in bullpen

PITCHING CHANGE- Cook removed from game by Bobby V

Swisher at bat---- Swisher with opposite field double on ball out and away. Ball off monster. Hustles into 2nd base
2-0 with two straight low fastballs
3-0 low fast ball
3-1  Swisher takes
3-2 Swisher hit chopper foul 
Contact 

---END OF 5th INNING--- Yankees lead 3-1

Iglesias at bat- PHELPS STRIKES OUT IGLESIAS TO LEAVE RUNNING STRANDED ON THIRD!

Podsednik pops up 2 OUT

Nava at bat--- Nava strikes out 1 OUT
0-1
1-1
Stewart to the mound shares words with Phelps 
1-2
Swing and a miss 

Saltalamacchia up at bat---- Leadoff Triple--- 0 Outs
Contact! 

-----END OF TOP 5th------

Cano at bat---- Groundball out---- 3 OUTS
1-0 ball outside 
2-0 in on the hands  
JOSE IGLESIAS SAVES RUN WITH DIVING STOP AT SHORT! 

Rodriguez at bat
Swinging first pitch--- flyball to right field--- 2 OUTS 

Granderson at bat---- 1 OUT Fly ball
Fly ball to deep right field. Misses another home run. Jeter tags and moves to 2nd 

Jeter--- base hit for Jeter to left field--- 8-game hit streak alive for Jeter---- 0 OUTS
1-0 Cook keeps hammering Jeter inside
1-1 blooped foul opposite field 
3-2 count  
Two consecutive foul balls by Jeter
contact 

----END OF THE BOT 4th---- 

Ross at bat---Loney at 1st--- Ross hits into 5-4-3 double play 3 OUTS---- 3-1 Yankees
1-0 Ball
1-1 Ross too aggressive, swings at ball in dirt 
Grounder 

Loney at bat--- RBI single in hole btwn 2nd and 1st. 1-3 Yankees
1-0 Ball in dirt
2-0 Ball in dirt 
*contact 

Pedrioa at bat---- Hanging curveball drilled to warning track in left center- DOUBLE 1-OUT
1-0 foul ball
1-1 strike looking
1-2 strike looking
2-2 Phelps tries to nibble corner 
Swing 

Ciriaco---- Ciriaco pops up to Cano in infield 1 OUT
0-1 Nasty curveball dropped in for a strike 
1-1 ball
2-1 ball that looked like a strike 
2-2 curveball drops for the strike again, Ciriaco offbalance
Swing blooper 

Ciriaco, Pedroia, Loney to bat in BOT 4th

END OF THE TOP of the 4th------- 3-0 Yankees

Stewart---- Ciriaco does not spoil second chance. Stewart out at first
PIckoff at 1st
Pickoff at 1st  

Yankees have runners on 1st and 3rd w/2 outs

Ichiro--- reaches to first on Ciriaco miscue, ball went under glove. Iglesias backs up

***UPDATES FROM Camden Yards 2-2 on Ben Francisco double with runners on 1st and 2nd. Peña at bat... 2 outs runners on 2nd&3rd 

Chavez at bat--- Double to dead center--- 2 OUTS

0-1 Strke
0-2 foul ball straight back 
1-2 ball not called a strike despite catching a lot of the plate
1-2 FOUL BALL 
Swings 

Ibanez at bat---- Fly ball to right field 2 OUTS
1-0 Ball 
Swings 

Swisher----Fall ball to Nava in warning track in front of Green Monster 1 OUT
First pitch swinging 

Cano 0 Outs in Top of 4th ----CANO w/ 2-run shot over the Green Monster!---- 3-0 Yankees
1-0 Ball
Cano puts a swing on one 

Rodriguez
Bloop hit for A-Rod on first pitch 

Granderson at bat ----HOME RUN CURTIS GRANDERSON--- 1-0 Yankees
0-1 strike inside 
1-1 ball
Ball left over the plate 

***Rays get out of the inning untouched. Game at Camden Yards still 2-1 Orioles on top***

----End of the Bottom of the 3rd---- 0-0 at Fenway Park

Ellsbury at bat--- Ellsbury grounds out to short. Jeter to first for the out.
0-1 Foul ball 
0-2 two seamer working well for Phelps
1-2 low ball 

Iglesias at bat with 1-out ----Iglesias grounds out to the pitcher 2 OUTs
1-0 ball low

Podsednik at bat--- Podsednik strikes out looking on another two-seamer
0-1 Goes opposite field, foul ball
1-1 ball outside 
1-2 two-seamer looking

***Orioles threaten as Andino is on 2nd base and Hardy at the plate with 3-2 count in Bot 2nd**

Jeter---- Jeter Strikes out swinging on ball! ----END OF THE TOP of the 3rd----
1-0 Ball inside
2-0 Ball inside again. Tight in at the ends. 
3-0 
3-1 stike low and inside 
3-2 Down the pipe, Jeter swings through it. Red Sox fans approve of result

Christ Stewart---- Flyball to right field... 2 outs
0-1 Strike looking
1-1 ball outside
1-2 pulls groundball foul

ICHIRO--- Ground out to pitcher. Chavez stays put. 1 out
0-1 Bunt attempt- fouled

Chavez opposite field double. No-Outs in top of third

----END OF THE 2nd---- 0-0 at Fenway Park

NAVA---- Groundball to second 
3-1 belt high but inside with fastball
Ball 2-1 slide in the dirt
1-1 low and inside 
Strike 1 

Saltalamacchia ----WALK
quickly down 0-2 in at bat
Ball 3-2
ball 2-2 count
1-2 after a ball

ROSS at Bat- CODY ROSS STRIKES OUT! 2 outs. 
Strike on a curveball 0-1
Pitch way inside 1-1 
1-2 fastball. Strike looking
Foul tip. Steward cannot hold on
Ball outside 2-2 count 
Ball way outside 3-2

JAMES LONEY up at bat for the RED SOX
Takes a strike. 0-1 on Loney.
0-2 Strike looking
Grounder to Swisher 1-out! 

**Rays get three outs. 2-1 score in Baltimore. Orioles lead**

---END OF TOP OF THE 2nd--- Still 0-0 in BOSTON 

**Orioles have bases loaded with 2 outs Manny Machada up at bat**

Ibanez at bat-- 2-1 after Ibanez swings with 2-0 count. Quickly 2-2.

NICK SWISHER upat bat 1-1 count. Swisher chances change up 2-2. Weird play develops. Ball hits knob of bat. Stays in ball. Ciriaco fields ball. Swisher out at first 

2-2 on Cano... Grounded to short. Iglesias handles. Gets Cano at first. 1 OUT

Robinson Cano at bat in BOSTON. 0-1 after a foul ball dribbler up the first base line

**ORIOLES take 2-1 lead on a Betemit hit. Advanced on throw to third. Runners on 2nd & 3rd 1-Out**

**Orioles tie game in Camden Yards 1-1. Weiters with single, Nate McLouth score**

---END OF THE 1st in BOSTON---

Pedroia broken bat groundball to Jeter. 3 Outs!

Ciriaco with ground out in Boston. 2-out Pedroia at bat.

**Orioles threating with No outs runners on 1st & 2nd ADAM JONES at bat---- UPTON MAKES LEAPING GRAB TO GET THE OUT! 

Ciriaco takes a strike. 17-35 against Yankees. Quickly 0-2 on the 3B... Pitch high. 1-2

ELLSBURY STRIKES OUT LOOKING 1-out

Ellsbury takes a ball outside. 1-0... Ball in same location 2-0 (at the knees but outside) Called strike and swing and a miss by Ellsbury 2-2 count

BOSTON BATTING LINE UP: 1) Ellsbury, 2) Ciriaco, 3) Pedroia, 4) Loney, 5) Ross, 6) Saltalamacchia, 7) Nava, 8) Podsednik, 9) Iglesias

--End of Top of the 1st in Boston--  **Ben Francisco lines a one hopper to J.J. Hardy at short. Orioles get out of the inning***

A-Rod with a check swing on a ball that looked like a strike. 1-2 the count. A-Rod one hop liner to Pedroia. 3 Outs!

**RAYS THREATENING runners on 1st & 2nd two outs. Ben Francisco at the plate....

Rodriguez up to the plate. Fouls first pitch off.... A-Rod down 0-2 after another foul pitch.

2 Out! Granderson goes down swinging on high fastball

Granderson at the plate... takes a strike looking

Cook inside with the first pitch to Jeter. 1-0... Jeter with a ground ball to third Ciriaco. 1 out. 

---Aaron Cook hits the mound. Jeter in the batter's box---

The New York Yankees find themselves in a tight American League East race. This time, however, they are not battling for a top spot against the Boston Red Sox, they need to win in order to keep pace with the red hot Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox and Yankees will meet at Fenway Park today at 7:05 p.m. ET.

The New York Yankees will send David Phelps who is 3-4 with a 3.55 ERA this season. Facing him for the Sox will be veteran Aaron Cook.  

The Yankees have not been able to drive in runs with runners in scoring position, which has created this slump for them. At one point they held a 10-game lead in the AL East, but then they began slipping. 

There are 21 games remaining in the 2012 season and Yankees need to better these issues if they want to compete in October. Last night leading, the Yankees gave up the winning run as Jacoby Ellsbury came up with the game-winning hit. 

Follow along as we will bring you up to the minute updates from the Yankee game as they are dead in the middle of a pennant race.

We will also bring you updates from the Rays and Orioles game taking place at the same time.

Refresh the page for the most recent updates of both games. We will bring scores and play-by-play of the action.

-----UPDATE---- B.J. Upton hit a home run in the Top of the 1st for a 1-0 lead for the Rays.