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Sox Streakers for August 29

Hot Streaks
-Mike Lowell has a team-high 10-game hitting streak, during which he is 18 for 36 (.500).
-Josh Beckett has not given up more than three runs in any of his 10 starts this season away from Fenway Park. He's 9-1 on the road.
-For New York: Joba Chamberlain has pitched 10 consecutive scoreless innings over eight appearances since making his major-league debut.

Cold Streaks
-Kevin Youkilis is 0 for his last 7.
-For New York: Wilson Betemit is 0 for his last 14.

Red Sox vs. Roger Clemens
-Coco Crisp, 2 for 7 (.286)
-David Ortiz, 4 for 19 (.211), HR, 2 BB
-Mike Lowell, 2 for 11 (.182), BB
-Manny Ramirez, 9 for 50 (.180), 2B, 3 HR, 10 BB
-Jason Varitek, 3 for 19 (.158), 2B, 2 BB
-Eric Hinske, 2 for 13 (.154), 2B, BB
-Julio Lugo, 1 for 9 (.111), 2B
-J.D. Drew, 0 for 2, BB
-Alex Cora, 0 for 3
-Bobby Kielty, 0 for 5, BB
-Clemens is 8-5 with a 3.85 E.R.A. in 19 regular-season starts against Boston. He last faced them during in Game 7 of the 2003 American League Championship Series, when he picked up a no decision while giving up four runs (three earned) in three innings pitched. We all know how that one ended.

Yankees vs. Josh Beckett
-Andy Phillips, 1 for 1 (1.000), HR
-Robinson Cano, 6 for 13 (.462), 2 2B, HR, 3 BB
-Jason Giambi, 4 for 10 (.400), 2 HR, 5 BB
-Jorge Posada, 4 for 10 (.400), 2B
-Johnny Damon, 4 for 14 (.286), 3 2B, 2 BB
-Melky Cabrera, 4 for 16 (.250), 2B, BB
-Derek Jeter, 4 for 16 (.250), BB
-Hideki Matsui, 2 for 8 (.250), BB
-Alex Rodriguez, 4 for 16 (.250), 2 2B, 3 BB
-Bobby Abreu, 7 for 43 (.163), 2 2B, 2 HR, 18 BB
-Jose Molina, 0 for 3
-Wilson Betemit, 0 for 5, BB
-Beckett is 3-2 with a 7.91 E.R.A. in six career regular-season starts against New York. This season, he is 1-0 with a 5.54 E.R.A. in two starts against the Yanks.

More Stuff
-All-time series: New York 1,082, Boston 889. In Yankee Stadium: New York 583, Boston 398. This season: Boston 7, New York 6.
-Manny Ramirez, who might not play tonight, last night tied Carl Yastrzemski for fourth on the all-time list by hitting his 52nd career home run against the Yankees. Since the start of last season, Ramirez is 45 for 94 (.479) against the Yanks.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:22 PM to Projo Sox Streakers | Permalink