Red Sox Beat Yankees 6-0; Posada Takes Day Off After Demotion
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The Boston Red Sox won 6-0 to hand the Yankees their fourth straight loss after New York designated hitter Jorge Posada asked to be scratched from the game.
Posada, a five-time All-Star catcher who’s batting .165 in his first season as designated hitter, was demoted to the ninth spot in the batting order yesterday from seventh. He approached manager Joe Girardi at about 6 p.m. before the game at Yankee Stadium, asking to be replaced in the lineup.