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Saturday afternoon at the Stadium, the Yankees finally stop their 7 game losing streak, with a victory over the Red Sox 3-1. Kei Igawa, that’s right… Kei Igawa actually pitched a gem for the Yankees today.


Jeff Karstens, who started the game, was hit in the right leg by a line drive on his first pitch. Karstens stayed in to pitch to one more batter, but he was lifted after allowing a hit to Kevin Youkilis. Torre called on Kei Igawa to come out of the bullpen to deliver six-plus innings of shutout, two-hit ball. Igawa (2-1) walked four but struck out six, providing the Yankees with the strong starting effort against a potent Boston lineup.


The game was scoreless, until the bottom of the 4th, when Jorge Posada belted an upperdeck, 2 run homer. Later, in the sixth, Melky Cabrera got lucky when his pop to left fell between three Boston fielders and bounced inside the chalk and into the stands. That allowed Posada to trot home with New York's third run off Wakefield.


Brian Bruney pitched a scoreless seventh and Kyle Farnsworth allowed a run in the eighth before Mariano Rivera set the Red Sox down in the ninth inning, recording his first save.


The Yankees will face off against Boston, Sunday afternoon, in the rubber match of the series. Chien-Ming Wang (0-1) vs Julian Tavarez (0-2).


GAME NOTES:


IGAWA: Best outing of his Yankee Career by far. Igawa responded great, coming out of the bullpen, and pitched like he was fully prepared to do so. (6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 K).
POSADA: 1-2, 2 RBI, HR, 2BB
JETER: 3-5
CABRERA: 1-4, 1 RBI

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