The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Thurday night to improve their record to 10-7 on the year. The Red Sox were all over Mike Mussina as they knocked him out of the game after only three innings where he gave up seven hits and three earned runs.
Manny Ramirez led the Red Sox with two home runs and three RBI. J.D. Drew wasn’t too far behind Ramirez as he had two RBI. Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek both had one RBI.
Josh Beckett pitched eight strong innings for the Red Sox to pick up the win. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth inning to pick up his save of the season even though he allowed two runs to score.
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