Varitek's home run in the sixth off Pettitte made it 4-2 Yankees. In the fifth, Williams doubled with one out and scored on a single by Hideki Matsui, who was tagged out at second to end the inning. Next inning, Lowe allowed three consecutive one-out singles, the last of which, by Bernie Williams, scored Derek Jeter to make it 3-1 Yankees. In the bottom of the inning, Derek Lowe issued a leadoff walk to Jorge Posada and one out later, Nick Johnson's home run put the Yankees up 2-1. WP: Andy Pettitte (1–0) LP: Derek Lowe (0–1)Īfter leaving the bases loaded in the first, the Red Sox took a 1–0 lead in the second off Andy Pettitte when Jason Varitek hit a leadoff double, moved to third on Trot Nixon's single, and scored on Damian Jackson's single. ![]() Thursday, Octoat Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York Team But the Yankees did not score again and the Red Sox took a 1–0 series lead, with Scott Williamson earning the save. In the bottom of the inning, Wakefield walked Jason Giambi and Bernie Williams before being relieved by Alan Embree, who allowed an RBI double to Posada and sacrifice fly to Matsui to make it 5-2 Boston. In the top of the seventh, Jeff Nelson allowed a two-out single to Ramirez and hit Ortiz with a pitch before Kevin Millar's RBI single made it 5-0 Boston. Ramirez followed with a home run later that inning to put the Red Sox ahead 4–0. Home plate umpire Tim McClelland immediately overruled him, and awarded Walker home plate. Next inning, Todd Walker drove Mussina's first pitch down the right-field line the ball appeared to strike the foul pole, but was called foul by right field umpire Angel Hernandez. David Ortiz homered into the third deck in right field to put the Red Sox up 2–0. Mike Mussina pitched three shutout innings before allowing a leadoff single to Manny Ramirez in the fourth, when the Red Sox began to flex their muscles. Tim Wakefield shut the Bronx Bombers down for six innings in Game 1, allowing only back-to-back one-out singles to Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui in the second. WP: Tim Wakefield (1–0) LP: Mike Mussina (0–1) Sv: Scott Williamson (1)īOS: David Ortiz (1), Todd Walker (1), Manny Ramírez (1) Wednesday, Octoat Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York 8:07ET MLB on FOX Team Boston Red Sox īoston Red Sox – 5, New York Yankees – 6 (11 innings) The Red Sox also set an ALCS record with 12 home runs in the series. ![]() The Sox forced the series to a full seven games, with the seventh game setting another major league record for the rivalry between the two teams: it marked the first time two major league teams played more than 25 games against each other over the course of a single season. ![]() The series seemed evenly matched, with the lead being held first by the Red Sox, then by the Yankees. This series delivered yet another blow to Red Sox fans' hopes of winning a World Series for the first time since 1918. The Yankees won the series four games to three to advance to the World Series, where they lost in six games to the National League champion Florida Marlins. ![]() The 2003 American League Championship Series ( ALCS) was played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees from October 8 to 16, 2003. Boston Red Sox over Oakland Athletics (3–2).New York Yankees over Minnesota Twins (3–1).
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