In the game of the year, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 5 – 4, in 13 innings. The score is tied 3 – 3 after 9 innings and both teams have to wiggle their way out of many jams to keep it that way. In the 12th inning, the Red Sox place runners on second and third with two outs when Trot Nixon lifts a fly ball to shallow left field. Yankees SS Derek Jeter races out and catches the ball before diving headfirst into the stands and bloodying his face, forcing him to leave the game. In the top of the 13th inning, Manny Ramirez homers to give the Red Sox the lead, but the Yankees stage a two-out rally in the bottom half of the inning. Ruben Sierra singles, then comes around to score on Miguel Cairo’s game-tying RBI double. Pinch hitter John Flaherty, the last man off the Yankees’ bench, follows with a game-winning single to score Cairo.

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On july 1, 2004 In the game of the year, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, 5 – 4, in 13 innings. The score is tied 3 – 3 after 9 innings and both teams have to wiggle their way out of many jams to keep it that way. In the 12th inning, the Red Sox place runners on second and third with two outs when Trot Nixon lifts a fly ball to shallow left field. Yankees SS Derek Jeter races out and catches the ball before diving headfirst into the stands and bloodying his face, forcing him to leave the game. In the top of the 13th inning, Manny Ramirez homers to give the Red Sox the lead, but the Yankees stage a two-out rally in the bottom half of the inning. Ruben Sierra singles, then comes around to score on Miguel Cairo’s game-tying RBI double. Pinch hitter John Flaherty, the last man off the Yankees’ bench, follows with a game-winning single to score Cairo.

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Baseball Reference July 1