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BOSTON - J.D. Drew hit an RBI single to spark an eighth-inning rally, then scored the go-ahead run on Mike Lowell's fly ball last night to help the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees, 4-3
It marked the first time the Red Sox have opened the season with eight straight wins against their New York rivals since they helped christen a brand-new Fenway Park in 1912 by winning the first 14 matchups against the then-New York Highlanders.
The teams don't meet again until Aug. 6.
Takashi Saito (1-0) earned his first AL victory with four outs of scoreless relief, and Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his 16th save. David Ortiz hit his third homer in five games.
Brad Penny pitched six shutout innings before the Yankees scored three times off Manny Delcarmen in the seventh to take a 3-1 lead. After cruising through seven innings, CC Sabathia (5-4) ran into trouble when Nick Green hit a leadoff single and Dustin Pedroia walked.
Drew singled to make it 3-2 and chase Sabathia after a season-high 123 pitches. Alfredo Aceves gave up a single to Kevin Youkilis to load the bases, and then another base hit to Jason Bay that tied it. Lowell hit a shallow fly ball to left-center, and Drew scored as Brett Gardner's throw bounced into the infield behind him.
Penny plunked Alex Rodriguez in the back in the first inning, and after a meeting of the umpires, both benches were warned. There were no further problems.
New York 000 000 300–3 10 1
Boston 010 000 03x–4 8 0
New York AB R H BI Avg. Boston AB R H BI Avg.
Jeter ss 5 0 2 0 .298 Pedroia 2b 3 1 0 0 .306
Damon lf 4 1 0 0 .286 J.Drew rf 4 1 2 1 .267
Teixeira 1b 5 0 0 0 .289 Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 .350
A.Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 2 .234 Bay lf 4 0 1 1 .277
Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 .293 Lowell 3b 3 0 0 1 .292
Swisher rf 4 0 1 0 .255 D.Ortiz dh 3 1 2 1 .203
Gardner cf 0 0 0 0 .267 Varitek c 4 0 0 0 .236
H.Matsui dh 3 0 2 0 .260 Baldelli cf 4 0 1 0 .259
MeCabrera cf-rf 4 1 2 0 .298 N.Green ss 3 1 1 0 .279
