NY Yankees 6, Boston 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 25, 2011
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Runge, 1B -
Mike Everitt, 2B -
Tim McClelland, 3B -
Marvin Hudson
Attendance:
49541
By SportsDirect Inc.
Jorge Posada hit a two-run homer and A.J. Burnett came through with one of his best starts of the second half as the New York Yankees put a dent in Boston's playoff hopes with a 6-2 win over the visiting Red Sox on Sunday in the opener of a doubleheader. Boston took the nightcap, 7-4, in 14 innings to make its lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the wild-card race stand at one game at day's end.
The game one loss, combined with Tampa Bay's 5-2 win over Toronto, left the Red Sox just a half-game ahead of the Rays at the time.
Posada's blast to right field in the third inning off knuckleballer Tim Wakefield gave the Yankees a 4-0 lead after they opened the game in bizarre fashion, scoring twice in the first inning on two bunt singles, two stolen bases, a walk and two passed balls.
Burnett (11-11) took care of things from there, limiting Boston to a pair of Jacoby Ellsbury solo home runs over 7 2/3 sensational innings. The Yankees righthander came into the day 2-4 with a 7.43 ERA in 12 starts since the All-Star break.
Wakefield (7-8) was charged with five runs - three earned - on five hits with five walks. The 45-year-old now has 18 career losses to the Yankees, the most against any opponent.
Ellsbury's two round-trippers made him the first player in franchise history to have 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in the same season. The two RBIs also gave him a career-best 100 on the year.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
NY Yankees |
|
Tim Wakefield |
Player |
A.J. Burnett
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
4.0 |
IP |
7.2 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
5 |
Hits |
5 |
|
6.75 |
ERA |
2.35 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
6 |
2 |
13 |
.200 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| NY Yankees
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.276 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
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