2011 Yankees-Red Sox recap (Boston leads, 8-1)

Red Sox 4, Yankees 0
W: Josh Beckett. L: CC Sabathia.
Beckett struck out 10 and gave up two hits in a sterling eight-inning performance. Pedroia had three singles off Sabathia and Marco Scutaro had a two-run double off of Joba Chamberlain in the seventh in a 2-hour-58-minute affair - the shortest Sox-Yankees game this year.

MAY 13-15 AT NEW YORK
Red Sox 5, Yankees 4
W: Buchholz. L: Bartolo Colon. S: Papelbon.
Adrian Gonzalez snapped a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a sacrifice fly, then Kevin Youkilis followed with a two-run homer. Gonzalez also homered leading off the fourth. Papelbon ended the game by getting Mark Teixeira to pop up with the tying run on base.

Red Sox 6, Yankees 0
W: Beckett. L: Sabathia.
Beckett again bested the Bombers in standout style, striking out nine in six innings. Matt Albers tossed two frames and Rich Hill closed out the victory. Gonzalez’s lone hit was a three-run homer in the seventh off Sabathia.

Red Sox 7, Yankees 5
W: Jon Lester. L: Freddy Garcia. S: Papelbon.
David Ortiz’s solo homer in the fifth broke a 4-4 tie, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia made it 7-5 with a solo shot in the eighth. The win gave the Sox a sweep and put them at .500 for the first time all season.

JUNE 7-9 AT NEW YORK
Red Sox 6, Yankees 4
W: Lester. L: Garcia. S: Papelbon.
The Sox moved into a first-place tie with the Yankees thanks to a three-run first. Jacoby Ellsbury led off with his seventh homer of the season, and the Sox sent Garcia packing after 1 ⅔ innings.

Red Sox 11, Yankees 6
W: Tim Wakefield. L: A.J. Burnett. S: Alfredo Aceves.
Ellsbury had three hits, an RBI, a run, and a stolen base. The Sox scored eight runs off Burnett in 5 ⅔ innings. Wakefield left in the sixth with an 8-4 lead, and Aceves earned the save by pitching the final 3 ⅔ innings. The win gave Boston sole possession of first place for the first time since May 29.

Red Sox 8, Yankees 3
W: Beckett. L: Sabathia.
Boston picked up its seventh straight win against New York as Beckett beat Sabathia for the third time this year. Granderson’s two-run homer in the first was the only scoring until the seventh, when the Sox erupted for seven runs.

JAKE SEINER