Hideki Matsui hits a pair of three-run homers and drives in 7 as the Yankees destroy the Red Sox, 20 – 11, at Fenway Park. The only highlight for the Sox comes when Jacoby Ellsbury steals his 54th base of the season in the 1st, breaking the franchise record held by Tommy Harper.

On August 21, 2009 — Hideki Matsui hits a pair of three-run homers and drives in 7 as the Yankees destroy the Red Sox, 20 – 11, at Fenway Park. The only highlight for the Sox comes when Jacoby Ellsbury steals his 54th base of the season in the 1st, breaking the franchise record held by Tommy Harper.


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