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Sox pull out to 7-2 lead

NEW YORK -- The Red Sox strung together three consecutive run-scoring hits with two outs in the top of the seventh and have broken open their game against the Yankees tonight, building a 7-2 lead.

Julio Lugo, mired in a 2-for-24 slump, singled home Coco Crisp and Kevin Youkilis followed with an RBI double up the gap in right-center field, ending Mike Mussina's night and enabling the Red Sox to increase their lead to 6-2. Mike Myers, signed by the Yankees specifically to retire David Ortiz, failed yet again at the task. Ortiz touched his ex-teammate for a single to right-center that drove in Youkilis, making it 7-2. Jason Varitek opened the inning with a walk, breaking a string of nine in a row retired by Mussina (AP Photo, right). He was forced at second on a grounder by Crisp, and Dustin Pedroia flied out for the second out.

Crisp then stole second, sliding in ahead of a quick tag by Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano. Lugo slapped a single to right, and Crisp rode home ahead of the throw by Yankee right fielder Bobby Abreu.

Youkilis was next, and he rapped a long double to the wall in right-center field. Lugo scored easily, making it 6-2.

Posted by Art Martone  at 9:18 PM | Permalink

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