Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
May 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 2009 at Yankee Stadium II. The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 2 1 1 0
  Van Every cf 3 0 0 0
Pedroia 2b 4 2 3 0
Ortiz dh 3 1 1 1
Bay lf 3 2 1 3
Lowell 3b 5 0 1 0
Drew rf 4 1 0 0
Bailey 1b 3 0 0 1
Varitek c 3 0 0 1
Green ss 4 0 1 1
Beckett p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Saito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 1 2 0
Damon lf 4 1 2 3
Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0
Matsui dh 4 0 1 0
Cano 2b 4 0 0 0
Swisher rf 3 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 4 0 3 0
Pena 3b 4 0 0 0
Molina c 3 1 1 0
  Gardner ph 1 0 0 0
Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Boston 400 000 021781
New York 003 000 0003101
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett  W(3-2) 6.0 10 3 3 1 5
  Okajima   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Saito   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
8
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chamberlain  L(1-1) 5.2 6 4 4 2 12
  Veras   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Coke   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Albaladejo   0.2 1 2 0 1 0
  Ramirez   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Melancon   0.0 0 1 1 3 0
  Robertson   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
7
14

  E–Bailey (1), Pena (1).  DP–Boston 1. Bailey-Green, New York 1. Chamberlain-Cano-Teixeira.  2B–Boston Pedroia (9,off Coke), New York Cabrera 2 (2,off Beckett 2).  HR–Boston Bay (7,1st inning off Chamberlain 2 on 0 out), New York Damon (6,3rd inning off Beckett 2 on 0 out).  SF–Varitek (1,off Albaladejo).  HBP–Bay (2,by Chamberlain); Bailey (1,by Albaladejo).  IBB–Drew (2,by Albaladejo).  Team LOB–10.  Team–7.  SB–Ellsbury (15,2nd base off Chamberlain/Molina); Bay (4,2nd base off Albaladejo/Molina); Green (1,2nd base off Ramirez/Molina).  U-HP–Mike DiMuro, 1B–James Hoye, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:47.  A–46,810.
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