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Red Sox 		BOS 2,  NYY 6
Series tied, 1-1
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Yankees
Empire strikes back, series tied
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox settled for a split of the first two games of the American League Championship Series in Yankee Stadium when they dropped Game 2 to New York on Thursday night.  Full story >
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• Sox let Pettitte off the hook early
• Sauerbeck not making excuses
• Red Sox notes: Williamson emerging
• For Sox fans, hair today, hair tomorrow
• This ALCS on a classic course
• ALCS Game 2 game balls
• ALCS Score Tracker: Game 2
Audio
Embree on splitting first two games
Varitek on Game 2
Jackson on missed opportunities
Arroyo chats about the ALCS
Lowe after ALCS Game 2
Little postgame comments
The final out, series even
Varitek's sixth-inning homer
Williams drives in a run
Jackson's RBI single
Posada's two-run double
Garciaparra praises teammates
Millar on Ortiz's importance
Ramirez happy with Game 1 win
Little's pregame comments
Epstein evaluates Game 1
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Andy Pettitte escaped Boston's early scoring threats in Game 2 of the ALCS. (Julie Jacobson/AP Photo)
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By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com
Andy Pettitte escaped early trouble against the Red Sox and Nick Johnson hit a two-run homer to give the Yankees the lead they never relinquished as New York won Game 2 of the ALCS.  Full story >
News
• Matchup: Cutter bests Boston batters
• Johnson's swing ignites the Bronx
• Pettitte puts on his tool belt in win
• Contreras summons The Force
• Q & A with Aaron Boone
• Hammond questions his role
• Yankees notes: Boone on Boone
• Hoop dreams in the Bronx
Audio
Posada on the Game 3 matchup
Posada on Pettitte's performance
Giambi on the Yankees' resiliency
Stottlemyre on Contreras
Stottlemyre on Pettitte
Johnson following Game 2
Pettitte postgame interview
Torre following Game 2
Posada's two-run double
Yankees even ALCS
Johnson's two-run homer
Matsui's RBI single
Williams' RBI single
Varitek hits a solo homer
Jackson's RBI single
Torre prior to Game 2
Box Score:   NYY 6, BOS 2  
October 9, 2003
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Red Sox
 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   2 10 1
Yankees
 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 X   6 8 0
Gameday | Red Sox Stats| Yankees Stats

Boston AB R H RBI BBSOLOBAVG
Kapler, CF 4010022.125
b-McCarty, PH 1000011.000
Mueller, 3B 4010012.222
Garciaparra, SS 4020001.222
Ramirez, LF 4010011.556
Ortiz, DH 3000100.167
Millar, 1B 4000013.222
Varitek, C 4221000.500
Nixon, RF 3010110.500
Jackson, 2B 3011011.333
a-Walker, PH 1010000.500
Totals3521022811 
 
a-Singled for Jackson in the 9th. b-Struck out for Kapler in the 9th.
 
BATTING
2B: Varitek (1, Pettitte).
HR: Varitek (1, 6th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Kapler; Mueller; Garciaparra 2; Ramirez; Varitek 6; Nixon; Jackson; Walker.
RBI: Jackson (1), Varitek (1).
2-out RBI: Varitek.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Millar 2, Mueller, Jackson, McCarty.
GIDP: Kapler.
Team LOB: 8.
 
BASERUNNING
SB: Nixon (1, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Kapler (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
 
FIELDING
E: Jackson (1, fielding).
PB: Varitek (1).
Outfield assists: Nixon (Matsui at 2nd base).
 
  
N.Y. Yankees AB R H RBI BBSOLOBAVG
Soriano, 2B 4000021.000
Jeter, SS 5110012.111
Giambi, DH 3020100.333
1-Dellucci, PR-DH 0100000.000
Williams, CF 3221101.333
Posada, C 3012103.429
Matsui, LF 3111104.400
Johnson, 1B 4112005.143
Boone, 3B 3000010.000
Garcia, RF 4000001.000
Totals326864417 
 

1-Ran for Giambi in the 7th.
 
BATTING
2B: Williams (1, Lowe), Posada (2, Sauerbeck).
HR: Johnson (1, 2nd inning off Lowe, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter; Giambi 2; Williams 3; Posada 2; Matsui; Johnson 4.
RBI: Johnson 2 (2), Williams (1), Matsui (2), Posada 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Matsui, Posada 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Johnson 3, Jeter.
Team LOB: 8.
 
BASERUNNING
SB: Boone (1, 2nd base off Lowe/Varitek).
 
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Posada-Soriano, Jeter-Johnson).
 
Boston IP H R ER BBSOHRERA
Lowe (L, 0-1) 6.27663218.10
Sauerbeck 0.11001000.00
Arroyo 1.00000200.00
  
N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BBSOHRERA
Pettitte (W, 1-0) 6.29222512.70
Contreras (H, 1) 1.10000100.00
Rivera, M 1.01000200.00
 
HBP: Boone (by Lowe), Soriano (by Arroyo).
Pitches-strikes: Lowe 98-61, Sauerbeck 13-8, Arroyo 12-8, Pettitte 118-74, Contreras 14-8, Rivera, M 15-12.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lowe 15-2, Sauerbeck 1-0, Arroyo 1-0, Pettitte 6-8, Contreras 0-3, Rivera, M 1-0.
Batters faced: Lowe 31, Sauerbeck 3, Arroyo 4, Pettitte 29, Contreras 4, Rivera, M 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Sauerbeck 2-2, Contreras 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Terry Craft. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Joe West. LF: Angel Hernandez. RF: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 56,295.
 
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