A one-out double by Robinson Cano and back-to-back walks to Doug Mientkiewicz and Johnny Damon loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth. The Yankees only got one run out of it, though, and it took a lot of hustle from Derek Jeter to get even that. He hit a potential double-play grounder to short, but hustled down the line and beat the throw, allowing Cano to score.

Julian Tavarez (AP Photo, left) retired Hideki Matsui to end the inning and wasn't lifted until there were two outs in the sixth, with the Sox still leading, 4-2. Javy Lopez came on with no one on and two outs to face the left-handed hitting Bobby Abreu. Lopez fanned Abreu on four pitches, sending the Sox into the seventh with a 4-2 lead.