LadyTrucker
04-25-2009, 08:24 AM
http://nbcsportsmedia2.msnbc.com/j/apmegasports/200904242242817299142-pf.widec.jpgBoston's Kevin Youkilis celebrates with Jeff Bailey after he hit a walk-off homer to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 in the 11th inning Friday night
BOSTON - Jason Bay homered to the hardest part of Fenway Park off the best reliever in baseball. Compared to that, Kevin Youkilis didn’t think his game-ending homer was worth all the fuss.
“That’s a huge at-bat,” Youkilis said Friday night, after Bay hit a two-run shot off Mariano Rivera with two outs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings. “If he just misses that ball, it’s ’Game over.”’
But Bay connected, clearing the 37-foot-high Green Monster above the 379-foot marker, and Youkilis hit a solo shot in the 11th to give the Red Sox a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees.
It was Boston’s eighth consecutive victory.
“It’s tough to close out a game in this ballpark,” said Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, who used to play for the Red Sox. “In this ballpark, one swing of the bat can get you back in the game.”
Ramon Ramirez (2-0) allowed one hit and one walk in one inning for the win.
Damaso Marte (0-1) struck out three and allowed just one hit: Youkilis’ fifth homer of the year and the second game-ender of his career.
“It was a great night,” Youkilis said. “Back and forth the whole game.”
LINK.................. (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30397243/)
---------------------------------------
BOSTON - Jason Bay homered to the hardest part of Fenway Park off the best reliever in baseball. Compared to that, Kevin Youkilis didn’t think his game-ending homer was worth all the fuss.
“That’s a huge at-bat,” Youkilis said Friday night, after Bay hit a two-run shot off Mariano Rivera with two outs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings. “If he just misses that ball, it’s ’Game over.”’
But Bay connected, clearing the 37-foot-high Green Monster above the 379-foot marker, and Youkilis hit a solo shot in the 11th to give the Red Sox a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees.
It was Boston’s eighth consecutive victory.
“It’s tough to close out a game in this ballpark,” said Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon, who used to play for the Red Sox. “In this ballpark, one swing of the bat can get you back in the game.”
Ramon Ramirez (2-0) allowed one hit and one walk in one inning for the win.
Damaso Marte (0-1) struck out three and allowed just one hit: Youkilis’ fifth homer of the year and the second game-ender of his career.
“It was a great night,” Youkilis said. “Back and forth the whole game.”
LINK.................. (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30397243/)
---------------------------------------