2008 Woodie Awards
Boston Takes Series
Eduardo Guerrero
Issue date: 9/29/04 Section: Sports
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The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox added yet another chapter to their rivalry. This time, the Red Sox returned the favor to the Yankees, taking two out of three and clinching their first season series win over the Yankees since 1999.
The first game of the series was a rematch of last Sunday's match up of the team's aces, Mike Mussina and Pedro Martinez. When the two faced each other last weekend, Mussina continued his string of quality starts while Martinez was roughed up.
Both teams went scoreless for the first two innings. In the third inning, however, Martinez hit Miguel Cairo with a pitch inside. Cairo would steal second before Jeter grounded out to Martinez. Alex Rodriguez then singled for the second time, scoring Cairo. A-Rod would go to third on a throwing error by Trot Nixon, setting up the Yankees' second run of the inning after Gary Sheffield grounded out. The Red Sox would quickly answer back. Mussina walked Mark Bellhorn, and then Manny Ramirez crushed one to left, tying the game, 2-2. The Sox would take the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a solo shot from Trot Nixon.
The game had a playoff atmosphere to it and the Red Sox nation would cheer greatly after Johnny Damon hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Boston a 4-3 lead. Martinez got through the seventh inning unscathed and would pitch into the eighth inning. Then, almost like a replay of Game 7 of last year's ALCS, Martinez choked. Matsui, who has been killing Boston all season, hit a home run to lead off the inning, tying it up once again at 4-4. Then, Williams would double for the second time. He would score on an RBI single from Sierra with one out, giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead. Mike Timlin would come in to get the final out but he would be ineffective as well, giving up a run on RBI double from Godzilla scoring Sheffield. Boston would get the tying run to the plate with two outs in the ninth. Bill Mueller, however, grounded out to Mariano Rivera, who recorded his Major League leading 51st save.
The first game of the series was a rematch of last Sunday's match up of the team's aces, Mike Mussina and Pedro Martinez. When the two faced each other last weekend, Mussina continued his string of quality starts while Martinez was roughed up.
Both teams went scoreless for the first two innings. In the third inning, however, Martinez hit Miguel Cairo with a pitch inside. Cairo would steal second before Jeter grounded out to Martinez. Alex Rodriguez then singled for the second time, scoring Cairo. A-Rod would go to third on a throwing error by Trot Nixon, setting up the Yankees' second run of the inning after Gary Sheffield grounded out. The Red Sox would quickly answer back. Mussina walked Mark Bellhorn, and then Manny Ramirez crushed one to left, tying the game, 2-2. The Sox would take the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a solo shot from Trot Nixon.
The game had a playoff atmosphere to it and the Red Sox nation would cheer greatly after Johnny Damon hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Boston a 4-3 lead. Martinez got through the seventh inning unscathed and would pitch into the eighth inning. Then, almost like a replay of Game 7 of last year's ALCS, Martinez choked. Matsui, who has been killing Boston all season, hit a home run to lead off the inning, tying it up once again at 4-4. Then, Williams would double for the second time. He would score on an RBI single from Sierra with one out, giving the Yankees a 5-4 lead. Mike Timlin would come in to get the final out but he would be ineffective as well, giving up a run on RBI double from Godzilla scoring Sheffield. Boston would get the tying run to the plate with two outs in the ninth. Bill Mueller, however, grounded out to Mariano Rivera, who recorded his Major League leading 51st save.