Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens had been locked up in a nice little pitcher’s duel with each allowing just one run. Schilling came back out for the 8th and got into a bit of trouble that ended with Derek Jeter hitting a 3-run blast. The Sox tried to battle back but were unable to pushing the tying run across the plate against Mariano Rivera in the 9th. The lead is now at 4 1/2 in the AL East and the Yanks kept their lead at 2 1/2 in the wild card over the Tigers. The Sox headed to Toronto after the game and will hand the ball to Tim Wakefield. Before he steps on the Rogers Centre mound, check out today’s headlines from the Boston area and New York scribes.
A good old time, but Yankees beat Sox [Boston Globe]
YANKS DER-EK TO DREAM BIG [NY Post]
Jeter has curt response [Boston Herald]
Derek puts chill in Schill, Sox [NY Daily News]
Jeter Crush [Hartford Courant]
Jeter delivers, Yankees win [Newsday]
Red Sox lose, but see positive spin [Pro Jo]
Varitek doesn’t shy in discussing offensive woes [Boston Globe]
JOBA WELL DONE . . . DESPITE HOME RUN [NY Post]
Clay could follow K-Rod’s footsteps [Boston Herald]
Shaky Mo closes door on Big Papi [NY Daily News]
Juggling With Dice? [Hartford Courant]
If it’s not Yankees-Red Sox in October, why watch? [Newsday]
Well, Manny, practice is with Sox [Pro Jo]
For more headlines head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Hartford Courant, Providence Journal, NY Post, NY Daily News and Newsday websites.
