Game 122: Yanks @ Sox

Regular Season Game 122
Yankees @ Red Sox
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. @ Fenway Park - Boston, MA
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
STARTING LINEUPS:
YANKEES (76-45)

1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Johnny Damon LF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Hideki Matsui DH
6. Jorge Posada C
7. Robinson Cano 2B
8. Nick Swisher RF
9. Melky Cabrera CF

Pitching For Yanks: LHP Andy Pettitte (9-6, 4.09 ERA)

RED SOX (69-51)

1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Victor Martinez C
4. Kevin Youkilis 1B
5. Jason Bay LF
6. David Ortiz DH
7. Mike Lowell 3B
8. J.D. Drew RF
9. Alex Gonzalez SS

Pitching For Sox: RHP Brad Penny (7-7, 5.22 ERA)

PLAYER STATS

Yankees vs. Penny
ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS X. Nady 10 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .455 .700 1.155 M. Teixeira 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 D. Jeter 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 J. Hairston Jr. 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 J. Damon 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 J. Molina 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .200 .800 1.000 A. Rodriguez 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 N. Swisher 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 R. Cano 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 H. Matsui 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 M. Cabrera 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 F. Cervelli 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 J. Posada 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 Totals57135012512.228.297.368.665
Red Sox vs. Pettitte
ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS J. Varitek 55 17 1 1 2 7 8 16 .309 .391 .473 .863 D. Ortiz 46 17 6 0 1 9 4 11 .370 .404 .565 .969 J.D. Drew 32 12 3 0 3 4 1 12 .375 .394 .750 1.144 D. Pedroia 32 6 1 0 0 5 0 1 .188 .188 .219 .406 J. Bay 27 12 0 1 1 3 4 8 .444 .516 .630 1.146 K. Youkilis 25 9 3 0 1 3 7 5 .360 .515 .600 1.115 M. Lowell 24 8 1 0 0 5 5 2 .333 .433 .375 .808 V. Martinez 13 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 .333 .231 .564 J. Ellsbury 12 5 1 0 0 4 1 2 .417 .462 .500 .962 R. Baldelli 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 .143 .143 .429 .571 N. Green 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 J. Lowrie 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 A. Gonzalez 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 J. Bailey 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 C. Kotchman 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 B. Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 Totals294981738453463.333.399.493.893
NEWS AND NOTES

• The Yanks are 25-8 since the All-Star break, they've won 38 of their last 51, and at 76-45 they have the best record in all of baseball. They currently lead Boston by 6.5 games in the AL East.
• In 34 games (32 starts) Andy Pettitte is 16-9, with a 3.63 ERA against Boston. 16 of those games and 14 starts were in Fenway, and in those games Andy is 6-3, with a 3.60 ERA. In two starts against the Sox this year he's 1-0, with a 2.08 ERA.
• Since the all-star break Andy is 1-1, with a 2.04 ERA. In 39.2 IP he's allowed 9 ER on 31 hits, walked 10 and struck out 43.
• In two career starts against the Yanks Brad Penny is 1-0, with a 2.45 ERA. He faced them earlier this season in Fenway and shut them out over 6 innings.
• Damaso Marte has been added to the roster. Ramiro Pena is headed back to Scranton.
• Mariano Rivera has converted 36-of-37 save opportunities this season. He's converted 32 straight saves which is the longest such streak in the Majors, and the longest of Mo's hall of fame career.
• Boston has won 8 of the 12 games with the Yankees, but the Yanks have won the last four.
• The Yankees have lost seven straight games in Fenway. Let's change that tonight.
• At 35-27 the Yankees have the second best road record in the AL. The Angels are first at 37-24.
• This from Mark Feinsand's Twitter page: Jon Papelbon said this prior to today's game. "We're 8-4 against them this season. We beat them half the time."