BOS 2 - NYY 4 F

Sunday September 27th, 2009

After a year of playoff dormancy, and two years removed from their AL East throne, the Yankees have reasserted themselves as the kings of the East - doing so on Sunday by completing the three-game sweep of the rival Red Sox to solidify themselves as division champions for the 2009 season. 0-8 now seems as but a distant memory.

Andy Pettitte and Paul Byrd got the respective nods from their skippers on Sunday. The Sox would jump out to an early 2-0 lead, posting runs in the first and second innings. Melky Cabrera would homer in the 3rd to cut the Yankee deficit to one. Hideki Matsui would later post a 2-run single to give the Yanks a 3-2 lead - a lead which they would not relinquish. Mark Teixeira later added some insurance with a solo homerun to jolt the lead to 4-2. Mariano Rivera would close it out for his 44th save of the season.

For the Yanks, Pettitte would go 6 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, walking 3 and striking out 4. Brian Bruney and Phil Coke were both awarded a hold - Bruney logged 1.2 innings without allowing a run, hit or walk, and striking out one. Phil Coke would come in for 0.1 of an inning, striking out the only man he faced. Mariano Rivera would save it in the 9th.

For the Sox, Paul Byrd worked 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits without a walk and striking out one batter. Takashi Saito would follow his performance up with 0.1 of an inning, allowing 0 runs and one hit. Ramon Ramirez and Daniel Bard each worked an inning themselves. Ramirez allowed 0 runs and 1 hit, Bard 1 run on 1 hit - the Teixeira homerun.

W: Pettitte (14-7, 4.11)
L: Byrd (1-3, 5.81)
S: Rivera (44)

Homeruns:
NYY: Cabrera (13) Teixeira (38)
BOS: None


W: Pettitte (14-7, 4.11)