The Rivalry 05: Game 13 (RT 4)

TOP 1: Wakefield going for BOS -- Jeter grounds the first pitch to short, the throw from Renteria is wide, but Millar gets ... and keeps his foot on the bag, one down -- Cano grounds to first, the pitcher covering, two away -- Sheffield grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 1: Leiter goes for NY -- Damon goes down swinging, one away -- full count to Renteria, he battles and finally draws a walk -- Ortiz goes down swinging, two down -- Manny softly lines to short to end the inning

TOP 2: ARod flies to center, one down -- Matsui flies to left ... off the Green Monster, he cruises in with a double -- Posada hits a liner to right ... GONE, a two run shot, the Yankees lead, 2-0

Giambi draws a walk -- Bernie flies to right, two away -- Tino sharply grounds back to the mound to end the rally

BOT 2: Millar lines a leadoff single over third and into left -- Nixon grounds to second ... Cano in the baseline, tags the slipping Millar in the helmet, and gets his legs taken out, one away -- Mirabelli goes down swinging, two down -- Mueller grounds the first pitch to third, the force is made at second to end the inning

TOP 3: Jeter goes down swinging, one down -- Cano lines one into the rightfield corner ... in with a standup double -- Sheffield just crushes one over the Monster, a two run shot -- Yankees extend to 4-0

ARod grounds to third, two away -- Matsui draws a four pitch walk -- Posada lines to first to end the rally

BOT 3: Bellhorn goes down swinging, one away -- Damon also goes down swinging ... the ball is dropped, but the putout is made at first, two down -- Renteria works it full and then draws a two out walk

Ortiz flies to left ... Matsui converges on it near the jutting out left field seats, but chooses to live rather than catch it and get blasted by the wall ... it falls just inside the line, a Fenway double that scores one -- Yankees lead is cut to 4-1

Manny pops to first to end the rally

TOP 4: Giambi grounds to second in rightfield on the shift, one down -- Bernie goes down looking (replay: outside pitch), two away -- Tino grounds the first pitch to first to retire the side

BOT 4: Millar goes down swinging, one away -- Nixon grounds the first pitch to second, two down -- Mirabelli goes down looking to end the inning

TOP 5: Jeter pops foul to first, one away -- Cano grounds to short, two down -- Sheffield works it full but pops to short to retire the side

BOT 5: Mueller pops foul towards the stands along the first baseline ... Tino slides ... AND MAKES THE CATCH, what a play, one down -- Bellhorn grounds to third, two away -- Damon works it full but flares to second to end the inning

TOP 6: ARod grounds the first pitch to third ... great stop by Mueller who makes the play to first, one away -- Matsui grounds the first pitch up the middle, the shortstop makes the play and goes to first, two down -- Posada works it full then draws a two out walk -- Giambi goes down looking to retire the side

BOT 6: Renteria pops foul to the catcher, one down -- Ortiz grounds the first pitch to first, Leiter covers, two away -- Ramirez jacks the 2-0 .... long, far, but FOUL ... he singles off the Monster

Stottlemyre out to confer, Sturtze and Franklin warm for NY -- Millar works it full and then goes down swinging to end the inning

TOP 7: Bernie grounds to first, Wakefield covers, one down -- Tino goes down swinging, two away -- Jeter grounds to third to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead, 4-1

BOT 7: Nixon pops to left, one down -- Sturtze continues to warm for Yankees -- Mirabelli draws a walk, that will be all for Leiter ... a GREAT DEBUT for Leiter

Sturze now pitching for NY -- Mueller grounds to second into an inning ending 463 double play

TOP 8: Cora in at 2B -- Cano hits the first pitch and flies to center, one down -- Sheffield also hits the first pitch and flies to left, two away

ARod just crushes the 1-0 to left ... OVER the Monster and out to the street below, a two out solo shot, the Yankees now lead 5-1

Wallace out to confer -- Embree warms for BOS, Gordon for NY -- Matsui goes down swinging to end the two out rally

BOT 8: Sturtze continues, Franklin and Gordon warm for NY -- Cora lines to short ... A GREAT LEAPING GRAB by Jeter, WOW!, one down -- Damon lines one out to the bullpen in right center ... Sheffield chasing it down ... it drops in, Sheffield awkwardly lands on the fence ... Damon in with a double, and keeps his hitting streak alive

Trainers out to check on Sheffield, he will stay in -- Torre out to get the ball, Gordon will pitch for NY -- Renteria pops to short, two away -- Ortiz pops to first to end the inning

TOP 9: Wakefield going for the CG -- Posada pops the first pitch foult to first, one away -- Giambi pops up foul ... and the catch is made by Wakefield, now that is unusual! the pitcher getting a foul pop, two down -- Franklin warms for NY -- Bernie flies to left to retire the side ... Wakefield completes the game but will need a lot of offensive help to get the win

BOT 9: Gordon continues -- Manny just blasts one to deep center over the edge of the Monster, a leadoff solo shot -- the Yankees lead is cut to 5-2

Mo warms for NY -- Millar works it full and draws a walk, that will be all for Flash -- Mo in to close for Yankees

Nixon grounds to second, Cano fields, turns to start a double play ... BUT throws it into leftfield (GAKK!!!) -- runners now at the corners for Varitek, who is PH for Mirabelli, he grounds a single through to right, another run scores -- the score is now NY 5-3

Nervous time now for Yankees, as the Sawx are mounting a furious comeback here -- Mueller bloops one to right ... IT WILL FALL IN, they hold the runner at third, the sacks are now packed WITH NO ONE OUT .... psshhh

Cora grounds to third ... ARod gloves and guns a perfect strike to Posada for one ... who guns another strike to Giambi for TWO!!! what clutch defense by the Yankees, WOW!!!!, an unusual 523 double play, two away

Runners now second and third for Damon, he grounds to second to end the game

WHEW!!!!, the Yankees win!

FINAL: Yankees win, 5-3

The story today is how Al Leiter revived himself in pinstripes and shut down the Red Sox at Fenway for 6 1/3 -- The bullpen looked shaky at the end, but righted itself enough to get the Yankees a series win at Boston 3-1

49UP 41DOWN ... two straight wins

Season Series
Yankees: 7
Red Sox 6