new york yankees at boston red sox

may 26, 2006

top of the first

justin verlander takes the mound for the red sox.
joey gathright doubled to right-center. <-2->
carl crawford grounded to short. <3-->
jason giambi flied out to center. <3-->
joey gathright tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <--->
omar infante popped up to short. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, new york leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the first

c.c. sabathia takes the mound for the yankees.
alejandro machado grounded to first. <--->
doug mirabelli popped up to the second baseman. <--->
david ortiz doubled down the left field line. <-2->
andruw jones flied out to center field. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, boston trails 1 to 0.

top of the second

magglio ordonez singled down the right field line. <--1>
matt holliday homered over the green monster for two rbis. <--->
bill mueller grounded to third. <--->
mike jacobs lined out to center. <--->
b.j. upton popped up to short. <--->
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, new york leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the second

jorge cantu doubled down the left field line. <-2->
jason varitek struck out. <-2->
jonny gomes struck out. <-2->
tony graffanino popped up to short. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, boston trails 3 to 0.

top of the third

joey gathright doubled over the third baseman. <-2->
carl crawford grounded to third. <-2->
jason giambi lined out to short. <-2->
omar infante lined out to short. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, new york leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the third

sean burroughs grounded to third. <--->
alejandro machado singled through the right side. <--1>
doug mirabelli flied out to left. <--1>
david ortiz popped up to short. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, boston trails 3 to 0.

top of the fourth

magglio ordonez flied out to center. <--->
matt holliday grounded to first. <--->
bill mueller walked. <--1>
mike jacobs popped up to short. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, new york leads 3 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

andruw jones struck out. <--->
jorge cantu singled through the hole. <--1>
jason varitek grounded to the second baseman for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, boston trails 3 to 0.

top of the fifth

b.j. upton was hit by a pitch. <--1>
akinori otsuka came in to pitch for the red sox. <--1>
joey gathright singled to right-center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
carl crawford struck out. <3-1>
jason giambi doubled to right, scoring a run. <32->
omar infante walked. <321>
magglio ordonez struck out. <321>
matt holliday struck out. <321>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, new york leads 4 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

jonny gomes struck out. <--->
tony graffanino popped up to short. <--->
sean burroughs grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, boston trails 4 to 0.

top of the sixth

j.c. romero came in to pitch for the red sox. <--->
bill mueller flied out to left. <--->
mike jacobs was hit by a pitch. <--1>
b.j. upton hit an infield single to short. <-21>
joey gathright singled up the middle. <321>
carl crawford reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman - a run
scored. <321>
jason giambi struck out. <321>
omar infante tripled over the right fielder for three rbis. <3-->
steve kline came in to pitch for the red sox. <3-->
magglio ordonez grounded to first. <3-->
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, new york leads 8 to 0.

bottom of the sixth

alejandro machado lined out to second. <--->
doug mirabelli struck out. <--->
david ortiz grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, boston trails 8 to 0.

top of the seventh

matt holliday grounded to the second baseman. <--->
bill mueller flied out to left. <--->
mike jacobs struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, new york leads 8 to 0.

bottom of the seventh

andruw jones struck out. <--->
jorge cantu singled through the left side. <--1>
jason varitek flied out to center. <--1>
jonny gomes flied out to center. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, boston trails 8 to 0.

top of the eighth

b.j. upton struck out. <--->
joey gathright singled to left. <--1>
carl crawford dribbled weakly to the catcher. <-2->
jason giambi walked. <-21>
omar infante grounded to short. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, new york leads 8 to 0.

bottom of the eighth

tony graffanino popped up behind home plate. <--->
sean burroughs flied out to center. <--->
alejandro machado struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, boston trails 8 to 0.

top of the ninth

elmer dessens came in to pitch for the red sox. <--->
magglio ordonez singled up the middle. <--1>
matt holliday walked. <-21>
bill mueller singled up the middle. <321>
mike jacobs singled through the left side for two rbis. <-21>
b.j. upton struck out. <-21>
joey gathright grounded to first. <3-1>
carl crawford flied out to left. <3-1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, new york leads 10 to 0.

bottom of the ninth

doug mirabelli grounded to the shortstop. <--->
david ortiz grounded to third. <--->
andruw jones walked. <--1>
frank francisco came in to pitch for the yankees. <--1>
mike jacobs allowed a passed ball. <-2->
jorge cantu struck out. <-2->

yankees win: 10-0