Another Marathon at Fenway against the Bombers

The Red Sox and Yankees staged another ridiculously long game at Fenway last night, Boston coming away with a 8-5 win.

The game took three hours and fifty five minutes. Phil Hughes (0-2)-the youngest player in MLB-was completely ineffective in his first start against the Sox. He only lasted two innings, giving up six hits, seven runs (6 earned), three walks with three strikeouts.

After two great outings in a row, Dice-K was back to his old self (namely from last year). He had little control and as a result, walked six guys in five innings and threw 116 pitches. He gave up five hits, four runs (all earned) and struck out two.

Boston (7-6) got a 3-0 lead in the first after Manny (2 hits, 2 runs, RBI) had an RBI single, Youk had a sac fly and Manny scored on a passed ball.

Bobby Abreu had an RBI double in the third but then Boston chased Hughes with four in the third. Youk, Sean Casey (2 hits) and Jacoby Ellsbury (2 RBIs) all had RBI singles while Youk scored on a wild pitch.

The Yankees (6-7) scored three in the fourth then Jason Giambi hit another home run off Mike Timlin in the eighth. Giambi had done the same thing on Friday.

You hate to say it but Timlin might be all done. The guy has defied the odds the last few years but he can't seem to get anybody out anymore. He gave up three hits last night and didn't record an out.

The Red Sox used their speed (you read that correctly) to add another run in the eighth.

Coco Crisp (2 hits, 2 SB's) hit eighth, Julio Lugo hit ninth and Jacoby Ellsbury led off so the Sox smartly had the organization's three fastest guys in a row.

Crisp bunted to get on against Kyle Farnsworth then stole second when Jorge Posada comically couldn't throw. Crisp tagged up and made third on a fly ball to right by Lugo then scored on a sac fly by Ellsbury. You might not see a National League play like that again this year by the Red Sox.

Javier Lopez and Manny Delcarmen pitched two scoreless innings to close it out since Okajima and Papelbon weren't available.

Boston travels to Cleveland today for a two-game series with the Indians, a rematch of last fall's ALCS.