#17---NYA @ BOS, 9/1/2001

New York held a seven game lead on Boston as play opened on September 1, but the Red Sox hoped that Pedro Martinez could pitch them to a much-needed win. Pedro was excellent, going six shutout innings while scattering two hits and fanning six. Orlando Hernandez yielded a leadoff homer to Trot Nixon, but pitched through the next eight innings without further damage. Meanwhile, Chuck Knoblauch’s single off the green monster tied the game off Ugueth Urbina in the eighth, and Bernie Wiliams’ leadoff homer in the ninth increased the New York edge to eight in the standings.

Scoring wise, not much had changed, but the sheet did get a minor cosmetic upgrade with the lineup section being boxed in.