September 9, 2005 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Aaron SmallL: David Wells
Edgar Renteria
SS2-5H-AB2B · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAR
Alex Rodriguez
3B3-5H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RP6.1IP4 ER · 3 K · W
David WellsP5.2IP5 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead BOS by 2 · NYY by 5 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1BORed Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
| 2NYYankees | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
3TO Blue Jays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15.0 |
4BA Orioles | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
5TB Rays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.0 |
JD Johnny DamonCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EREdgar RenteriaSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DO David OrtizDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MR Manny RamirezLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JV Jason VaritekC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KMKevin Millar1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBill Mueller3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGTony Graffanino2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2B: Renteria, Millar, Mueller
RBI: Damon, Renteria 2, Nixon
LOB: 19
| CBChad Bradford | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| CHChad Harville | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| DWDavid WellsL | 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 103 |
| GGGeremi Gonzalez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| MMMike Myers | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 170 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ARAlex Rodriguez3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HM Hideki MatsuiLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
RS Ruben SierraDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JP Jorge PosadaC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
RC Robinson Canó2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ML Matt Lawton IIIRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBubba CrosbyCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APAndy Phillips1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2B: Rodriguez
HR: Rodriguez, Posada
RBI: Jeter, Williams, Rodriguez 2, Giambi, Posada
SB: Crosby
LOB: 12
| ASAaron SmallW | 6.1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| AEAlan Embree | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
MR Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| TSTanyon Sturtze | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
TG Tom GordonH | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 155 |
The Yankees beat the Red Sox 8-4 at Yankee Stadium I.
Aaron Small got the win and David Wells took the loss. Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-5 for the Yankees, while Edgar Renteria went 2-for-5 for the Red Sox.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
