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NYY 19, BOS 8
Red Sox win series, 4-3
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Monstrous win for Yankees |
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By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
The Yankees' offense erupted in the highest-scoring game in League Championship Series history, while Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams also made history as New York took a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Full story >
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 Alex Rodriguez scored five runs, a League Championship Series record. (Elise Amendola/AP)
 Hideki Matsui's two home runs: 56K | 350K Cabrera makes a long throw: 56K | 350K Varitek's two-run homer: 56K | 350K Olerud's unassisted double play: 56K | 350K Sierra's two-run triple: 56K | 350K Bernie drives in Sheffield: 56K | 350K Cabrera's two-run double: 56K | 350K Matsui scores on the balk: 56K | 350K Bernie Williams' RBI single: 56K | 350K Rodriguez's game-tying homer: 56K | 350K Jeter's error allows a run to score: 56K | 350K Johnny Damon ties the game: 56K | 350K Trot Nixon's two-run homer: 56K | 350K Sheffield throws out Ramirez: 56K | 350K Rodriguez's RBI double: 56K | 350K
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By Ian Browne / MLB.com
In a Game 3 slugfest at Fenway Park, the Red Sox kept pace through the first three innings, tying the game twice and even taking their first lead of the series. But the Yankees roared back with a five-run fourth that put them ahead for good, leaving Boston with the unprecedented task of having to win the final four games of the series to avoid being ousted from the postseason. Full story >
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| N.Y. Yankees | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Jeter, SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
| Rodriguez, 3B | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| Sheffield, RF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .692 |
| 1-Crosby, PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matsui, LF | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 |
| Williams, CF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 |
| Posada, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Sierra, R, DH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| Olerud, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 |
| Clark, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Cairo, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 47 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 21 | |
1-Ran for Sheffield in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Rodriguez 2 (2, Arroyo, Wakefield), Sierra, R (1, Arroyo), Matsui 2 (4, Arroyo, Leskanic), Sheffield (3, Wakefield), Williams (2, Embree), Posada (1, Embree).
3B: Sierra, R (1, Wakefield).
HR: Matsui 2 (2, 1st inning off Arroyo, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Myers, 1 on, 0 out), Rodriguez (1, 3rd inning off Arroyo, 0 on, 0 out), Sheffield (1, 4th inning off Leskanic, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter; Rodriguez 8; Sheffield 8; Matsui 13; Williams 5; Posada 3; Sierra, R 5; Cairo.
RBI: Rodriguez 3 (3), Matsui 5 (10), Williams 3 (6), Sheffield 4 (5), Sierra, R 2 (2), Posada (2).
2-out RBI: Sierra, R 2, Matsui, Williams 2, Posada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jeter, Olerud 2, Williams, Sierra, R.
GIDP: Posada.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
E: Jeter (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Sheffield (Ramirez at 3rd base), Williams (Mueller at home).
DP: (Olerud).
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| Boston | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Damon, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .077 |
| Bellhorn, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .083 |
| Ramirez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Ortiz, DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Varitek, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Mirabelli, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nixon, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Millar, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 |
| Mueller, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Cabrera, SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
BATTING
2B: Mueller (1, Brown), Millar (2, Vazquez), Cabrera 2 (2, Vazquez, Vazquez), Nixon (1, Gordon).
HR: Nixon (1, 2nd inning off Brown, 1 on, 0 out), Varitek (2, 7th inning off Vazquez, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon; Ramirez; Ortiz 3; Varitek 5; Nixon 6; Millar 2; Mueller 3; Cabrera 5.
RBI: Nixon 2 (3), Damon (1), Cabrera 2 (3), Varitek 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ortiz, Damon 2, Ramirez, Mueller.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cabrera-Millar, Mueller-Bellhorn).
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Arroyo pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd.
Mendoza pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.
WP: Brown, Gordon.
Balk: Mendoza.
IBB: Posada (by Wakefield).
HBP: Cairo (by Mendoza).
Pitches-strikes: Brown 57-29, Vazquez 96-62, Quantrill 27-20, Gordon 17-10, Arroyo 60-36, Mendoza 20-11, Leskanic 15-8, Wakefield 64-43, Embree 14-8, Myers 42-27.
Ground outs-fly outs: Brown 3-1, Vazquez 2-6, Quantrill 1-2, Gordon 0-2, Arroyo 2-4, Mendoza 1-1, Leskanic 0-1, Wakefield 3-6, Embree 1-0, Myers 1-2.
Batters faced: Brown 13, Vazquez 20, Quantrill 7, Gordon 4, Arroyo 13, Mendoza 5, Leskanic 4, Wakefield 17, Embree 4, Myers 10.
Inherited runners-scored: Mendoza 2-2, Leskanic 1-1, Wakefield 1-1, Embree 2-2.
Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Joe West. LF: Randy Marsh. RF: Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to CF.
T: 4:20.
Att: 35,126.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner
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