Johnny Damon leads off with a single. Watching A-Rod in this series, I'm less impressed with his defense than I was during the regular season. He dove but couldn't catch the Damon shot.

Update: Damon steals, but Bellhorn, back at the top of the order, strikes out.

Update: Bad fielding, good throw. Ramirez hits a hard grounder that goes under Jeter's glove. (Shades of 2002 vs. Anaheim.) But Matsui comes up with the ball relays to Jeter, and Jeter makes a perfect throw to nail Damon at the plate.

However, Ortiz comes up and hits a 2-run homer to give Boston the early lead. He's been amazing. The Yankees have controled Ramirez. Manny has 9 hits, but 8 of them are singles. Meanwhile, Ortiz has picked up the slack and kept Boston in this series.

Update: Brown gets Varitek to ground out to end the inning. He had three hard hit balls off him, which is not a good sign. And his team is in a hole. The Yankees have to hope the horrible Derek Lowe is showing up tonight.