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Red Sox win series opener over Yanks
Wakefield, back from DL, gets 7-3 victory
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Published: August 27, 2008
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit.
Tim Wakefield won in his return from the disabled list and the Boston Red Sox moved a step closer to squashing New York's playoff hopes, beating Andy Pettitte and the Yankees 7-3 last night.
Jason Bay drove in two runs, David Ortiz had a strong game at the plate and Boston got an outstanding effort from its bullpen to close out the opener of a key three-game series.
Johnny Damon homered twice for the Yankees, but Rodriguez grounded into two double plays -- one with the bases loaded -- and struck out for the final out.
This is Boston's final regular-season visit to Yankee Stadium, the site of so many memorable moments throughout the teams' long rivalry. Next year, New York moves into a lavish new ballpark being built across the street.
Rodriguez finished 0 for 5 and was booed loudly as New York fell six games behind Boston, which leads the AL wild-card race by a slim margin over Minnesota. Rodriguez also committed an error at third base.
Wakefield (8-8) allowed three runs and eight hits in five innings. He hadn't pitched since Aug. 6 because of tightness in his right shoulder.
Five Red Sox relievers combined for four scoreless innings, and Jonathan Papelbon got four outs for his 34th save in 38 chances.
Pettitte (13-10) was touched for six runs and 10 hits in 42/3 innings.
Ortiz hit two doubles and walked twice. Playing his first game in the rivalry, Bay had an RBI single in a two-run third and a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Rodriguez flied out with two on in the fifth. With the Yankees trailing 7-3 in the seventh, he came up with the bases loaded and grounded into an inning-ending double play against Justin Masterson.
BOSTON ab r h bi N.Y. ab r h bi
Ellsbry rf 6 0 1 1 Damon cf 4 2 2 2
Pedroia 2b 5 1 0 0 Jeter ss 5 0 2 0
Ortiz dh 3 1 2 0 BAbreu rf 4 0 2 0
Yukilis 3b 2 1 1 1 ARdrgz 3b 5 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 2 2 Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Lowrie ss 5 1 1 0 Nady lf 3 0 1 0
Crisp cf 5 1 3 1 HMatsu dh 4 1 1 0
JBaily 1b 4 1 2 2 Cano 2b 4 0 1 0
Cora ss 1 0 0 0 JMolna c 2 0 1 1
Cash c 4 0 2 0 IRodrz c 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 7 Totals 37 3 10 3
Boston 012 031 000 -- 7
New York 110 010 000 -- 3
E--Pdroia (6), Lwrie (1), ARdrigz (10). DP--Bos. 2, N.Y. 1. LOB--Bos. 13, N.Y. 10. 2B--Ortiz 2 (19), Ykilis (35). HR--Dmon 2 (11). SB--Crsp (16). CS--Crsp (6). SF--Bay.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield W,8-8 5 8 3 3 1 1
JLopez 1 0 0 0 0 1
Delcarmen 1/3 1 0 0 2 1
Masterson 2/3 1 0 0 0 0
Okajima 2/3 0 0 0 0 1
Papelbon S,34 11/3 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte L,13-10 42/3 10 6 6 3 3
Bruney 11/3 0 1 1 3 0
Robertson 1 1 0 0 0 2
ERamirez 1 1 0 0 1 0
Britton 1 2 0 0 0 1
T--3:22. A--55,058 (56,936).
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