The Rivalry 05: Game 12 (RT 3)

Red Sox in the alternate red jerseys today

TOP 1: The dominant Clement going for BOS -- Jeter goes down swinging, one away -- Cano lines one back at the pitcher ... it rolls through to center for a single -- full count to Sheffield, the payoff ... he grounds to third, runner to second on the play, two down -- ARod grounds to short to retire the side

BOT 1: Unit going for NY -- Damon grounds back to the mound, one down -- Renteria goes down swinging after the full count payoff (RJ 1), two away -- Ortiz grounds to short to end the inning

TOP 2: Matsui draws a leadoff walk -- Giambi also draws a walk, runners now first and second -- full count to Bernie, the payoff ... he goes down swinging, one down -- Tino goes down swinging, two away -- the 0-1 to Flaherty is in the dirt and away from Varitek, runners advance to second and third -- Flaherty goes down swinging to end a WAY TOO LONG INNING, WHERE NOTHING HAPPENED

BOT 2: Manny goes down swinging (RJ 2), one down -- Millar chops to second, two away -- Varitek grounds to third, ARod's throw is wide, it clips Tino's glove ,,, and rolls away, Varitek on first on the error by Tino -- Mirabelli goes down swinging to end the inning (RJ 3)

TOP 3: Jeter hits the full count payoff to right and flies out, one down -- Cano grounds to second, two away -- Sheffield knocks one off the monster ... he is trying for two, he slides in safe with a two out double -- ARod hits an absolute BOMB to the top of the Monsteh in left -- Yankees lead, 2-0

Full count to Matsui, the payoff ... high and outside, he draws a two out walk -- Giambi also draws a walk, runners at first and second -- Wallace out to confer

Bernie grounds a single through to right, past the diving Bellhorn, another run scores -- Yankees extend to 3-0

Tino draws the third two out walk of the inning -- With Flaherty, the Yankees have sent nine up, he peppers Clement's FORTY FIRST pitch of the inning high off the Monsteh, two runs will score -- the score is now NY 5-0

Clement will get the hook, Gonzalez will pitch for BOS -- full count to Jeter, he lines a single to left, another run in, NYY now 6-0

Runners at the corners for Cano, he flies to the edge of the track in left to end the massive two out rally

BOT 3: Mueller grounds to third, one down -- Bellhorn deposits one in the Monsteh seats, a solo shot to left -- the score is now Yankees, 6-1

Damon draws a four pitch walk -- Renteria goes down swinging (RJ 4), two away -- Ortiz also goes down swinging to end the rally (RJ 5)

TOP 4: Sheffield grounds to third, one down -- Arod flies to right, two away -- Matsui flies to right to retire the side

BOT 4: Manny bashes one to right center .... gone, a leadoff solo shot -- the score is now Yankees, 6-2

Millar issued a four pitch walk (again to the next batter after a HR against) -- Stottlemyre in to confer -- Varitek goes down swinging (RJ 6), one down -- Mirabelli lines a single to left, runners at first and second

Mueller chops a seeing eye single up the middle ... Sveum holds up Millar at third, this hangs up Mirabelli in no man's land between second and third, he is tagged out, two away

Runners at the corners for Bellhorn, he goes down swinging after the full count payoff (RJ 7) to end the rally

TOP 5: Gonzalez continues -- Giambi rips a leadoff double to the deepest part of the park -- Bernie pops to third, one down -- Tino grounds to short, the runner holds, two away -- Flaherty pops foul to third to retire the side ... the leadoff double goes by the boards

BOT 5: Damon goes down looking (RJ 8), one down -- Renteria lines one to the gap in left center by Matsui, to the wall ... he is in with a double -- Ortiz flies to the deepest part of the park ... but Bernie is there, the runner tags and goes to third, two away -- Manny reaches out and lines one the opposite way to right ... it is in the crowd on a hop, a run scoring ground rule double -- the score is now NY 6-3

Millar lifts a single to center, another run will score -- the score is now Yankees 6-4

Crowd taunting the Unit with the Randy cheer -- Varitek flies to center to end the rally

TOP 6: Gonzalez continues -- Embree warms for BOS. Sturtze warms for NY -- Jeter grounds sharply to short, one down -- Cano lines a single to center -- Sheffield grounds to third into a 543 double play to retire the side

BOT 6: Mirabelli draws a leadoff walk -- Mueller pops to right, one down -- Bellhorn goes down swinging, two away (RJ 9) -- Damon bloops a two out single to center, runners first and second ... Mirabelli not running with two outs, huh?!?
-- Renteria goes down swinging to end the inning (RJ 10)

TOP 7: Gonzalez very solid so far, continues -- Embree warms for BOS -- full count to ARod, the payoff ... he draws a leadoff walk

That's all for Gonzalez, Embree will pitch for BOS -- Embree balks the runner over to second -- Matsui sharply grounds at first ... at Ortiz, he gets eaten up by it, into right, one run scores on the error -- Yankees increase to 7-4

Runner at first for Giambi, he ... BUNTS?!?!?!?!?!? ... down the third baseline, no one there because of the Giambi shift, he is on with an infield single, runners now first and second -- Gordon warms for NY -- Bernie goes down swinging ... Matsui going, the throw by Varitek is GDPERFECT!, the tag is right on the sliding foot ... a strike em out, throw em out double play, two away

Tino grounds to second to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead 7-4

BOT 7: Ortiz grounds to first, one down -- that will be all for the Unit, an uneven yet mostly effective start by the Unit -- Gordon will pitch for NY -- Manny flies to left center, two away -- Millar golfs one and flies to right to end the inning

TOP 8: Timlin now pitching, Schilling warms for BOS -- Flaherty goes down swinging, one down -- Jeter flies to right, two away -- full count to Cano, he sharply grounds up the middle, stopped by a diving Bellhorn, but no play ... a two out infield single

Sheffield blasts one to left ... high off the Monsteh, runner to third on the single -- runners at the corners for ARod, he works it full then ... goes down looking at a curve ball to retire the side

BOT 8: Gordon continues for NY -- Varitek, now from the left side, draws a four pitch leadoff walk -- Stottlemyre in to confer, Mo warms for NY -- Nixon in to PH for Mirabelli, he flies to center, one down -- Mueller flies to center, two away -- Olerud PH for Bellhorn, he grounds to third to end the inning

TOP 9: Schilling now pitching for BOS, Bellhorn at 2B -- Matsui goes down swinging, one away -- Giambi flies to center, two down -- Bernie pops to third to retire the side

BOT 9: Mo in to close for NY -- Damon busts two bats and lines to first, one down -- Renteria goes down swinging on a checkswing ... rung up by first base ump, two away -- Ortiz pops to short to end the game

FINAL: Yankees win, 7-4

Yankees get a big inning ... decent but not outstanding pitching from the Unit, with great pitching by the bullpen, and secure at least a split ... which is huge considering the Yankee's pitching woes

48UP 41DOWN ... back in the win column

Season Series
Yankees: 6
Red Sox: 6