Red Sox 7, 
Yankees 5
| W: | J. Beckett (2-1) |
| L: | M. Mussina (1-3) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .212 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .343 |
| J Thurston LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .371 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .362 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .313 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Drew (2, J Albaladejo) HR: M Ramirez 2 (5, 2nd inning off M Mussina 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off M Mussina 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 3 (18), D Pedroia (6), J Varitek (5), J Drew 2 (12) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2, J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Ellsbury 1, S Casey 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury 2 (4, 2nd base off M Mussina/C Moeller 2) CS: J Lugo (2, 2nd base by J Albaladejo/C Moeller) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett (W, 2-1) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 105-69 | 5.12 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24-16 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 129-85 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Papelbon Batters faced: J Beckett 31; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 11-8; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 62 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .204 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .125 |
| J Posada DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| C Moeller C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| a-H Matsui PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Moeller in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Damon (4, J Beckett); B Abreu (3, J Beckett); J Posada (3, J Papelbon) HR: M Cabrera (3, 9th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Jeter 2 (8), B Abreu (10), R Cano (5), M Cabrera (7) 2-out RBI: D Jeter 2, B Abreu, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Rodriguez 1, J Damon 1, J Posada 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Moeller (1, throw) DP: 1 (R Cano-D Jeter). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Mussina (L, 1-3) | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 77-48 | 5.75 |
| J Albaladejo | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48-28 | 3.18 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 4.32 |
| B Traber | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27-21 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 167-105 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Traber Batters faced: M Mussina 17; J Albaladejo 13; K Farnsworth 3; B Traber 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mussina 2-6; J Albaladejo 1-4; K Farnsworth 2-0; B Traber 2-4 Game Scores: M Mussina 26 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | M Ramirez homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | D Pedroia singled to center, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | M Ramirez homered to left, D Ortiz scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Varitek singled to shallow center, K Youkilis scored, J Drew to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 5th | J Drew doubled to deep right center, M Ramirez and K Youkilis scored. | 7 | 0 |
 | 5th | D Jeter singled to left, M Cabrera and J Damon scored. | 7 | 2 |
| 5th | B Abreu doubled to right, D Jeter scored. | 7 | 3 |
| 9th | R Cano grounded out to shortstop, J Posada scored. | 7 | 4 |
| 9th | M Cabrera homered to right. | 7 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| MANNY RAMIREZ IS NOW 24TH ON THE ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 55,088 (105.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 17th 2008
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 11 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 | in 14 |
| Atlanta | 8 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 | in 22 |