NYA @ BOS

New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox, October 11, 2003

Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox on October 11, 2003 in the League Championship Series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 34,209, a game time of 189 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 59 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 12 mph wind. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, third, and fourth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The line score has the Boston Red Sox crossing the plate in the first and seventh; the first brought 2 runs. Hits were 7 for the New York Yankees and 6 for the Boston Red Sox, with 0 and 0 errors. Roger Clemens was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 6.0 innings. Pedro Martinez took the loss after 7.0 innings and 4 runs. The save went to Mariano Rivera. Roger Clemens led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Roger Clemens, Jose Contreras, Felix Heredia, and Mariano Rivera. The Boston Red Sox used Alan Embree, Pedro Martinez, and Mike Timlin on the mound. For the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. For the Boston Red Sox, Johnny Damon went 3 for 4. Manny Ramirez drove in 2 for the Boston Red Sox. The home-plate umpire was Alfonso Marquez.