MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1155 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (23-17) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 12 0
New York Yankees (20-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Red Sox Deal Yankees 8-1 Defeat
The Boston Red Sox went home winners at Yankee Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Wei-Yin Chen. Chen stifled the New York Yankees, enabling Boston to grab the 8-1 win. Chen got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 7 hits and walked 1 over 8.2 innings. Chen allowed 1 run. The triumph puts Boston at 23-17 for the season.

Alex Verdugo, the 23-year old right fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Verdugo contributed a 2-run single in the top of the first inning to put Boston up, 3-0.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Boston manager Ron Roenicke.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .264 1 12
   a-T. Lin 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .444 0 3
X. Bogaerts SS 5 2 3 3 0 2 0 .325 8 35
J. Martinez DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .291 8 22
R. Devers 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .256 4 15
M. Chavis 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .243 6 12
A. Verdugo RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .370 2 19
C. Vazquez C 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .257 5 18
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .329 3 15
K. Pillar CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .260 1 15
Totals 39 8 12 8 3 10 16      
a - T. Lin substituted for J. Peraza in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Benintendi (9, 8th Inning off A. Ottavino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Bogaerts (8, 8th Inning off H. Strickland, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chavis , A. Benintendi 3 , R. Devers 3 , K. Pillar , X. Bogaerts 6 , C. Vazquez , A. Verdugo
2-out RBI: K. Pillar , X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chavis , J. Peraza 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Pillar
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gardner LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 6 12
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308 1 15
G. Torres SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .325 17 35
A. Judge RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .264 4 12
   a-G. Stanton PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 10 28
L. Voit 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 8 15
M. Ford DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302 4 17
G. Urshela 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228 2 12
M. Tauchman CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .191 0 5
E. Kratz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320 1 6
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 6 11      
a - G. Stanton pinch hit for A. Judge in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tauchman (5, 2nd Inning off W. Chen, 1 on, 1 out) G. Torres (4, 3rd Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Torres (17, 1st Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gardner , M. Ford , M. Tauchman 2 , G. Torres 6 , A. Judge , D. LeMahieu
2-out RBI: G. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gardner , L. Voit , G. Torres
Team LOB: 6
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Chen W (1-0) 8.2 7 1 1 1 6 1 122 82 1.04   
M. Perez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 71
Batters Faced: W. Chen 33, M. Perez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 10-9, M. Perez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 122-82, M. Perez 1-1
WP: W. Chen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Happ L (1-4) 0.2 6 5 5 1 1 0 28 20 8.03   
D. Garcia 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 53 33 6.48   
T. Kahnle 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 20 2.76   
A. Ottavino 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 11 2.41   
H. Strickland 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 28 18 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Happ 12
Batters Faced: J. Happ 9, D. Garcia 13, T. Kahnle 7, A. Ottavino 6, H. Strickland 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Happ 0-1, D. Garcia 2-4, T. Kahnle 2-1, A. Ottavino 1-4, H. Strickland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Happ 28-20, D. Garcia 53-33, T. Kahnle 27-20, A. Ottavino 20-11, H. Strickland 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Garcia 2-0 , T. Kahnle 1-0 , H. Strickland 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Garcia
Balk: D. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wei-Yin Chen
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 47212
Special Notes: Jose Peraza was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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