BOS @ NYA

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, October 20, 2004

On October 20, 2004, the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 10-3 at Yankee Stadium I in a League Championship Series game. The Boston Red Sox won comfortably. The information panel shows a crowd of 56,129, a game time of 211 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 54 degrees and a 5 mph wind. The Boston Red Sox's runs came in the first, second, fourth, eighth, and ninth innings, 4 of them in the second. The New York Yankees scored in the third and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run seventh. The Boston Red Sox had 13 hits and the New York Yankees 5, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to Derek Lowe, allowing 1 earned run on 1 hit in 6.0 innings. Kevin Brown took the loss after 1.1 innings and 5 runs. The Boston Red Sox used Alan Embree, Derek Lowe, Pedro Martinez, and Mike Timlin on the mound. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Kevin Brown, Tom Gordon, Felix Heredia, Esteban Loaiza, and Mariano Rivera. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Johnny Damon, 3 for 6, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI. The Boston Red Sox got more home runs from Mark Bellhorn and David Ortiz. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Hideki Matsui, 2 for 4 and 1 double. The home-plate umpire was Randy Marsh.