Yankees Outslug Red Sox 20-11

With football season upon us, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox apparently were in the mood to celebrate. After nine innings of this slugfest, the Yankees were able to tackle the Red Sox by a final count of 20-11.
Hideki Matsui was the big hitter for the Yankees on the night. In six at-bats, he blasted two homers – a three-run homer in the fifth and another three-run homer in the ninth. For the game, he finished with seven RBIs.
Both Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera had four hits for the Yankees. Andy Pettitte got the win despite giving up …read more