BOS @ NYA

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, October 12, 2004

This box score records a 10-7 win for the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium I, October 12, 2004 in the League Championship Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 56,135, a game time of 200 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 59 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 9 mph wind. The Boston Red Sox scored in the seventh and eighth innings, with the biggest frame a 5-run seventh. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the first, third, sixth, and eighth; the third brought 4 runs. Hits were 10 for the Boston Red Sox and 14 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 0 errors. Mike Mussina was the winning pitcher, allowing 4 earned runs on 4 hits in 6.2 innings. The loss was charged to Curt Schilling after 3.0 innings and 6 runs. The save went to Mariano Rivera. Mike Mussina led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox used Alan Embree, Keith Foulke, Curt Leskanic, Ramiro Mendoza, and Curt Schilling on the mound. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Tom Gordon, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera, and Tanyon Sturtze. For the Boston Red Sox, Jason Varitek went 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. David Ortiz drove in 2 for the Boston Red Sox. Hideki Matsui led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 5, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI. The New York Yankees got another home run from Kenny Lofton. Behind the plate was umpire Randy Marsh.