New York vs. Boston - Play-by-Play - August 31, 2011
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FENWAY PARK
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
YANKEES 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 6 0
RED SOX 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2   9 12 1
Top 1st
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorNew York 0, Boston 0
  • Gardner singled to right.
  • Jeter sacrificed, pitcher Beckett to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez, Gardner to second.
  • Granderson struck out.
  • Teixeira struck out.
Bot 1st
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorNew York 0, Boston 0
  • Ellsbury struck out.
  • Pedroia singled to center.
  • Ad.Gonzalez flied out to left fielder Gardner.
  • D.Ortiz struck out.
Top 2nd
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 0, Boston 0
  • Cano struck out.
  • Swisher grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez.
  • Er.Chavez flied out to center fielder Ellsbury.
Bot 2nd
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorNew York 0, Boston 0
  • Lowrie grounded out, first baseman Teixeira to pitcher P.Hughes.
  • C.Crawford doubled to left.
  • Reddick flied out to center fielder Granderson.
  • Varitek struck out.
Top 3rd
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 0
  • Nunez doubled to center.
  • Cervelli grounded out, first baseman Ad.Gonzalez to second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez, Nunez to third.
  • Gardner struck out.
  • Jeter singled to center, Nunez scored.
  • Jeter stole second.
  • Granderson walked on a full count.
  • Teixeira grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez.
Bot 3rd
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 2
  • Scutaro singled to left.
  • Ellsbury doubled to left, Scutaro to third.
  • Pedroia grounded out, third baseman Nunez to first baseman Teixeira, Scutaro scored.
  • Ad.Gonzalez flied out to center fielder Granderson.
  • D.Ortiz was intentionally walked.
  • Lowrie singled to right, Ellsbury scored, D.Ortiz to third.
  • C.Crawford struck out.
Top 4th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 2
  • Cano struck out.
  • Swisher flied out to left fielder C.Crawford.
  • Er.Chavez walked on four pitches.
  • Nunez struck out.
Bot 4th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 2
  • Reddick was out bunting, pitcher P.Hughes to first baseman Teixeira.
  • Varitek flied out to center fielder Granderson.
  • Scutaro fouled out to first baseman Teixeira.
Top 5th
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 2
  • Cervelli flied out to left fielder C.Crawford.
  • Gardner struck out.
  • Jeter singled to left.
  • Granderson flied out to right fielder Reddick.
Bot 5th
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errorNew York 1, Boston 4
  • Ellsbury flied out to right fielder Swisher.
  • Pedroia flied out to right fielder Swisher.
  • Ad.Gonzalez singled to right.
  • D.Ortiz homered to center on a full count, Ad.Gonzalez scored.
  • Lowrie popped out to second baseman Cano.
Top 6th
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 errorNew York 5, Boston 4
  • Teixeira was hit by a pitch.
  • On Beckett's wild pitch, Teixeira to second.
  • Cano doubled to center, Teixeira scored.
  • Swisher walked on a full count.
  • Er.Chavez doubled to right, Cano scored, Swisher to third.
  • On Reddick's error, Swisher scored, Er.Chavez to third.
  • Nunez hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ellsbury, Er.Chavez scored.
  • Cervelli flied out to center fielder Ellsbury.
  • Gardner flied out to right fielder Reddick.
Bot 6th
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 7
  • C.Crawford popped out to left fielder Gardner.
  • Reddick walked on a full count.
  • Varitek doubled to left, Reddick scored.
  • Scutaro flied out to center fielder Granderson.
  • Logan pitching.
  • Ellsbury homered to left on a 3-1 count, Varitek scored.
  • Pedroia hit an infield single to shortstop.
  • On Logan's wild pitch, Pedroia to second.
  • Ad.Gonzalez grounded out, first baseman Teixeira to pitcher Logan.
Top 7th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 7
  • Jeter grounded out, first baseman Ad.Gonzalez to pitcher Beckett.
  • Granderson struck out.
  • Teixeira popped out to second baseman Pedroia.
Bot 7th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 7
  • D.Ortiz struck out.
  • Ayala pitching.
  • Lowrie walked on a full count.
  • C.Crawford grounded into a double play, first baseman Teixeira to shortstop Jeter to first baseman Teixeira, Lowrie out.
Top 8th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 7
  • D.Bard pitching.
  • Cano grounded out, shortstop Scutaro to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez.
  • Swisher grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Ad.Gonzalez.
  • Er.Chavez struck out.
Bot 8th
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 9
  • Reddick doubled to left.
  • Varitek homered to center on a 0-0 count, Reddick scored.
  • Scutaro lined out to right fielder Swisher.
  • Ellsbury struck out.
  • Pedroia grounded out, second baseman Cano to first baseman Teixeira.
Top 9th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorNew York 5, Boston 9
  • Papelbon pitching.
  • Nunez struck out.
  • Cervelli flied out to right fielder Reddick.
  • Gardner struck out.
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