Boston Red Sox 7 New York Yankees 4 (April 29, 2007)

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The Boston Red Sox (16-8, 1st in AL East) got back on the winning track as they defeated the New York Yankees (9-14, 5th in AL East) by a score of 7-4. Julian Tavarez (W, 1-2) won his first game of the season and pitched 5 effective innings, allowing three hits and three runs. Chien-Ming Wang (L, 0-2) took the loss in his second start after coming off of the disabled list. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings, striking out 1 and walking 3.

David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and Alex Cora all went deep in the game for the Red Sox, and Cora added a triple, knocking in 3 and scoring 2. Mike Lowell added two walks, and Coco Crisp scored two, his one hit a triple. Hideki Okajima pitched two shutdown innings, allowing only his 4th hit of the season and striking out four. Jonathan Papelbon worked a scoreless ninth for his 8th save in 8 chances.

Derek Jeter extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a solo home run in the 8th off of Mike Timlin. Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi were both 2-4 on the day, and Bobby Abreu got a hit in his 3rd at bat to erase a career-worst 0-19 streak at the plate. The light-hitting Doug Mientkiewicz hit a 3-run home run in the 3rd off of Tavarez to give the Yankees the lead at that point, but Cora's home run erased that two innings later.

Notes... The Yankees once again used five pitchers in the game, setting a major league record at 10 straight such games... The Red Sox have now defeated the Yankees in 5 of the 6 games they've played so far this season, and they won't play each other again until May 21st in the Bronx... Boston now holds a 6.5 game lead over New York in the division.

Coming Up Next... Both clubs have the day off on Monday. The Red Sox head home and welcome the Oakland A's for a two-game set. Joe Blanton (2-1, 3.55) will meet Curt Schilling (3-1, 3.27) in the first game on Tuesday.

The Yankees head on the road to Arlington to face the Texas Rangers for three. Philip Hughes (0-1, 8.31) will make his second career big league start against Kameron Loe (1-1, 5.21).

Date

April 29, 2007