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Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Scutaro, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
Pedroia, 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .290
Drew, J, RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 3 .280
Youkilis, 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .311
Martinez, V, C 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .234
Ortiz, D, DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .235
Beltre, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .312
Hermida, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
Van Every, J, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
McDonald, Da, CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
Totals 38 9 13 9 2 4 11 .270
BATTING
2B: Pedroia (14, Hughes, P).
HR: Ortiz, D (7, 4th inning off Hughes, P, 0 on, 2 out), Drew, J (6, 5th inning off Hughes, P, 2 on, 2 out), Martinez, V 2 (5, 6th inning off Logan, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Park, 0 on, 0 out), Youkilis (6, 8th inning off Park, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Scutaro 2; Pedroia 2; Drew, J 5; Youkilis 5; Martinez, V 8; Ortiz, D 5; Beltre; McDonald, Da.
RBI: Beltre (21), Ortiz, D (18), Drew, J 3 (26), Martinez, V 2 (19), Youkilis 2 (19).
2-out RBI: Beltre; Ortiz, D; Drew, J 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Youkilis.
GIDP: Beltre; Pedroia.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: McDonald, Da (Cano at home).

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .268
Gardner, CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 3 .323
Teixeira, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .224
Rodriguez, A, DH-3B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .284
Cano, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .322
Cervelli, C 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 .400
Thames, RF 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .365
Winn, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213
Pena, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .194
a-Miranda, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125
Marte, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vazquez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 11 13 11 4 5 12 .279
a-Walked for Pena, R in the 8th.BATTING
2B: Cervelli (3, Matsuzaka), Teixeira (8, Matsuzaka), Thames (4, Matsuzaka), Gardner (3, Papelbon).
HR: Rodriguez, A (5, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 1 out), Thames (2, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter; Gardner 3; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A 5; Cano; Cervelli 3; Thames 6; Winn; Pena, R.
RBI: Rodriguez, A 4 (31), Cano (24), Cervelli (15), Thames 4 (10), Teixeira (30).
2-out RBI: Teixeira; Thames 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Teixeira 2; Winn.
SF: Thames.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pena, R (1, 2nd base off Wakefield/Martinez, V).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira, Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).

Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Matsuzaka 4.2 9 7 7 3 3 0 7.89
Wakefield 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.31
Bard, D(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.61
Papelbon(BS, 1)(L, 1-3) 0.2 3 4 4 0 0 2 3.32
Totals 8.2 13 11 11 4 5 2 4.99
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hughes, P 5.0 6 5 5 1 3 2 2.25
Logan(H, 4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.86
Park(BS, 2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 2 8.10
Marte, D 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.86
Vazquez, J(W, 2-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.01
Totals 9.0 13 9 9 2 4 5 3.68
Park pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Matsuzaka, Hughes, P.
HBP: Cervelli (by Papelbon).
Pitches-strikes: Matsuzaka 105-63, Wakefield 29-19, Bard, D 18-9, Papelbon 19-12, Hughes, P 104-71, Logan 13-8, Park 30-17, Marte, D 26-13, Vazquez, J 4-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Matsuzaka 3-7, Wakefield 3-4, Bard, D 0-1, Papelbon 0-2, Hughes, P 5-7, Logan 3-0, Park 2-1, Marte, D 3-2, Vazquez, J 0-0.
Batters faced: Matsuzaka 25, Wakefield 8, Bard, D 4, Papelbon 6, Hughes, P 22, Logan 4, Park 6, Marte, D 7, Vazquez, J 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Wakefield 1-0, Vazquez, J 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, R to L.
T: 3:47.
Att: 48,271.

 

 

Thames' two-run walk-off homer lifts Yanks

Trailing entering ninth, A-Rod ties it up with two-run long ball

 

 Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

05/18/10 1:20 AM ET

NEW YORK -- Marcus Thames watched from afar last season as the Yankees enjoyed an amazing run of walk-off victory celebrations, tossing whipped cream pies around Yankee Stadium and riding those good vibes all the way to their World Series victory.

On Monday, Thames got his chance to find out what all the fun was about. After Alex Rodriguez crushed a game-tying two-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning, Thames stepped in to crank the game-winner, a two-run shot that gave the Yankees an 11-9 victory over the Red Sox.

"I just said, 'Get a fastball and don't miss it, and don't chase anything,'" Thames said. "He left one right there in my wheelhouse, and I didn't miss it."

The wild finish came together with New York trailing by two runs heading to its final at-bat, evoking memories of the impromptu parties the Yankees enjoyed a Major League-leading 15 times last season, plus once more in the American League Division Series.

Brett Gardner greeted Papelbon with a double to left field that fell in front of Darnell McDonald's dive, and one out later, A-Rod connected with a monumental two-run shot that landed in the Boston bullpen, trotting around the bases with his 588th career home run as a crowd of 48,271 erupted.

"I think that's the feeling we had all of last year," Rodriguez said. "No matter what, we feel like we have a chance to win every game at home. We like playing here, and until the last out is collected, we feel like we're going to win the game.

"Obviously, Papelbon has great stuff and he's had a lot of success against us. You just want to get a good pitch to hit and put a good swing on it."

Papelbon got the second out but drilled Francisco Cervelli with a fastball, bringing up Thames, who made the team as a non-roster invitee this spring and would likely not have been batting if the Yankees had either Jorge Posada or Nick Swisher healthy and available.

But Thames was the man for the moment, and he slugged a 93-mph fastball from Papelbon over the left-field wall, sprinting around the bases and flipping his helmet as he waited to be hit with A.J. Burnett's towel of whipped cream.

"It was great. I was just happy to get a pitch and drive it," Thames said. "I haven't been hitting the ball that hard all season. I did some stuff in the cages today, and I didn't chase anything that last at-bat. It paid off for me."

Papelbon had converted 22 consecutive save opportunities, but he blew his third save in 14 career chances against the Yankees -- and his first in the Bronx.

"I don't know what their game plan is," Papelbon said. "All I know is that those two pitches weren't executed -- flat fastballs that were out in the middle of the plate. Usually, flat fastballs that are out in the middle of the plate, I pay for."

Thames said it was "an awesome feeling" to hit the homer, but the whipped cream pie wasn't exactly new for him. In 2002, across the street at the old Stadium, Thames said he was pied by backup catcher Alberto Castillo after slugging a homer in his first big league at-bat. This one tasted just as sweet.

"It's great for him," Rodriguez said. "Marcus has had a great year for us so far and he's just a great man. We're happy to have him and he's fitting in very well here."

The late surge came after the Yankees jumped on Daisuke Matsuzaka for five runs in a 32-pitch first inning to grab a commanding lead, but the Red Sox worked long counts and used the long ball to claw back against Yankees starter Phil Hughes.

"I think it's what you go through a lot when you play the Red Sox," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "These are the types of games that are played. Sometimes they can be high-scoring and very exciting, and sometimes they can be lower-scoring, tight games as well. These are the types of things you go through during the course of a game. You can never count yourself out."

Hughes had allowed just six runs in 39 innings all year, giving him a 1.38 ERA, but the Red Sox balanced the stats with five runs. Hughes was going strong into the fifth, when J.D. Drew made it a ballgame again by crushing a three-run homer off the right-hander, cutting Boston's deficit to one run.

"Not good," Hughes said. "It seemed like they just kept fouling off pitches and had a lot of long at-bats. I couldn't put them away. To blow that lead is pretty embarrassing."

Adrian Beltre also touched Hughes for a run-scoring single in the second inning and David Ortiz beat the shift with a long solo home run into the second deck in right field in the fourth. Hughes walked one and struck out three in a six-hit outing, still leaving in line for the win with a 6-5 lead.

Boston took their first lead in the eighth when Kevin Youkilis and Victor Martinez belted back-to-back home runs off Chan Ho Park in the eighth inning.

"That's Boston-Yankees," Cervelli said. "They've got a lot of great hitters. We missed pitches and locations, and they hit them."

The see-saw battle set up the Yankees' 12th comeback win of the season, as well as the first time they have won this season when trailing after eight innings. If recent history serves as any indication, it probably won't be the last.

"We did it the hard way tonight," Rodriguez said. "We're at home, and we feel like until the last out is collected, we have a chance to win."