September 16, 2006 · 1:20 PM EDT
David Ortiz
DH2-2H-AB2 2BTop hitterRC
Robinson Canó
2B1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 R
Josh BeckettP6.0IP2 ER · 4 K · WWinning pitcher
Chien-Ming WangP5.0IP3 ER · 3 K · LP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · SSaveBiggest lead BOS by 3 · NYY by 2 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1NYYankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10.0 |
| 3BORed Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 |
4BA Orioles | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27.0 |
5TB Rays | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36.0 |
51 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
| ACAlex CoraSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ML Mark Loretta2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DODavid OrtizDH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| WMWily Mo PeñaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TNTrot NixonRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
ML Mike Lowell3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EHEric Hinske1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DMDoug MirabelliC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DM David MurphyCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GKGabe KaplerLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CP Carlos Pena1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
2B: Loretta, Ortiz 2, Nixon, Lowell, Murphy
RBI: Cora, Nixon, Mirabelli, Murphy
LOB: 27
| BCBryan CoreyH | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
JL Javier LópezH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JBJosh BeckettW | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 112 |
KF Keith FoulkeH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| MTMike TimlinS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 163 |
JD Johnny DamonCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DJ Derek JeterSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BA Bobby AbreuRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex Rodriguez3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
JG Jason Giambi1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RCRobinson Canó2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HM Hideki MatsuiDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MC Melky CabreraLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SFSal FasanoC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WN Wil NievesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JP Jorge PosadaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KTKevin ThompsonPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APAndy Phillips1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BW Bernie WilliamsRF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
2B: Cabrera
HR: Canó
RBI: Canó 2
SB: Jeter
LOB: 24
| BBBrian Bruney | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
| CWChien-Ming WangL | 5.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 87 |
| ODOctavio Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| RVRon Villone | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| TBT.J. Beam | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 171 |
The Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-2 at Yankee Stadium I.
Josh Beckett got the win, Chien-Ming Wang took the loss and Mike Timlin earned the save. David Ortiz went 2-for-2 for the Red Sox, while Robinson Canó went 1-for-3 for the Yankees.
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