Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
August 6, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 2009 at Yankee Stadium II. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, New York Yankees 13

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 6 0 1 1
Pedroia 2b 4 1 3 2
Martinez c 3 1 0 0
Youkilis lf 2 0 0 0
  Reddick lf 1 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 5 0 0 0
Drew rf 2 1 1 0
Lowell 3b 4 1 2 1
Kotchman 1b 4 2 1 2
Lowrie ss 2 0 0 0
  Green ss 2 0 0 0
Smoltz p 0 0 0 0
  Traber p 0 0 0 0
  Saito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 5 0 1 1
Damon lf 5 3 3 1
Teixeira 1b 4 2 3 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 0
  Hinske rf 0 0 0 0
Matsui dh 5 1 1 3
Posada c 5 2 3 3
Cano 2b 4 1 2 1
Swisher rf 2 1 2 0
  Hairston pr,rf,3b 0 1 0 0
Cabrera cf 5 1 2 3
Chamberlain p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Coke p 0 0 0 0
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Claggett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 18 13
Boston 001 210 002681
New York 001 821 10x13180
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L(2-5) 3.1 9 8 8 4 3
  Traber   3.2 9 5 5 1 1
  Saito   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
18
13
13
6
4
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Chamberlain  W(8-2) 5.0 6 4 4 7 5
  Robertson   0.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Coke   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Melancon   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Claggett   1.0 2 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
12
10

  E–Green (13).  DP–Boston 1. Lowell-Pedroia-Kotchman, New York 1. Cano-Jeter-Teixeira.  2B–Boston Pedroia (32,off Chamberlain); Drew (23,off Chamberlain), New York Teixeira 2 (31,off Smoltz 2); Posada (16,off Smoltz); Matsui (19,off Traber).  HR–Boston Pedroia (8,3rd inning off Chamberlain 0 on 0 out); Kotchman (1,4th inning off Chamberlain 1 on 0 out), New York Damon (20,3rd inning off Smoltz 0 on 1 out); Cabrera (11,4th inning off Smoltz 2 on 0 out); Posada (14,4th inning off Traber 2 on 2 out); Teixeira (28,7th inning off Traber 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Pedroia (4,by Melancon).  Team LOB–15.  IBB–Rodriguez (6,by Smoltz).  Team–8.  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:52.  A–49,005.
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