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April 21, 2007
Information from the team's official pregame notes:
Who's Hot:
-Josh Beckett (3-0 in 3 appearances, 18 innings, 10 hits, 3 runs, 18 strikeouts, 5 walks)
-Alex Cora (4 for his last 8 with double, triple, 3 RBI)
-Coco Crisp (6 for his last 16
-J.D. Drew (5 for his last 10; 3 hits last night)
-Mike Lowell (9 for his last 24 with two doubles, a homer and 6 RBI)
-David Ortiz (10 for his last 26 with four doubles, three homers and 9 RBI)
-Hideki Okajima (7.0 consecutive scoreless innings; 6.0 hitless innings; has retired 17 of last 18 batters)
Who's Not:
-Julio Lugo (0 for his last 12)
-Dustin Pedroia (0 for his last 13; 1 for his last 28)
-Manny Ramirez (6 for his last 39; now batting .189)
-Kevin Youkilis (2 for his last 16)
-Wily Mo Pena (0 for 5 as a pinch hitter)
Yankees vs. Josh Beckett
-Robinson Cano, 4 for 8 (.500), 1 HR
-Jason Giambi, 3 for 7 (.429), 2 HR
-Johnny Damon, 4 for 11 (.364), 0 HR
-Jorge Posada, 2 for 7 (.286), 0 HR
-Derek Jeter, 2 for 8 (.250), 0 HR
-Doug Mientkiewicz, 3 for 13 (.231), 1 HR
-Melky Cabrera, 2 for 9 (.222), 0 HR
-Bobby Abreu, 6 for 39 (.154), 2 HR
-Alex Rodriguez, 1 for 9 (.111), 0 HR
None of the Red Sox has faced Yankee starter Jeff Karstens.
More Stuff:
-The Red Sox have won three straight against the Yankees.
-The Red Sox have won 8 of their last 10 games, and they own the best winning percentage in the American League.
-Last night's game was the first time in nearly three years that the Red Sox have won after trailing by four runs or more in the eighth inning. It was the first time they've done it against the Yankees since 1981, when Rick Miller's home run off Dave LaRoche capped a rally from five down and gave Boston an 8-5 win.
-The Red Sox no longer lead the American League in E.R.A.; they are now second behind Oakland. But Boston does have the best bullpen E.R.A. in the A.L., at 2.63.
-Boston relievers are 5 for 5 in save opportunities.
-Josh Beckett is the third Red Sox pitcher ever (the first two were Babe Ruth and Roger Clemens) to win in his first three appearances while giving up no more than one run and striking out five in each game. He's also the third pitcher to do so in the majors over the last 20 years (Pedro Martinez and Kevin Tapani were the others).
Posted by Mike McDermott 
at 1:58 PM to Projo Sox Streakers
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