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NEW YORK -- Every player in the Red Sox clubhouse knows the team is better when Jacoby Ellsbury can produce like he did Monday.

Since coming off the disabled list, he’s been struggling at the plate and entered Monday’s series finale against the Yankees 0-for-16.

Red Sox manager Terry Francona decided prior to the game it would be best to move Ellsbury from the leadoff spot in the order to the No. 9 hole to take pressure off him.

It worked.

Ellsbury went 1-for-2, including a walk and hit batsman, and stole four bases.

“It shows when he gets on base we’re a different team,” Francona said. “That’s stating the obvious. He can change the game with his legs and when he starts getting on base, that bodes real well for us.”

“It was nice to get on base today,” admitted Ellsbury. “When I’m on base, good things are going to happen.”

Ellsbury set a career-high with his four swipes, tying the club record of Jerry Remy, who accomplished the feat on June 14, 1980 versus the Angels.

“I forgot about it,” Ellsbury said. “I knew Remy had four. [Former Red Sox teammate] Javier Lopez was always getting on me, he wanted me to at least tie it or break it, so I’ll have to give him a phone call tonight. It was one of those days where I got on base and had opportunities to run.”

Red Sox color analyst Jerry Remy, who has been in the post for 23 years and will broadcast his 3,000th game on Sunday, has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with NESN, according to the network.

"I am truly fortunate to have been part of the NESN family for the past 23 years and that relationship will continue into the future," Jerry Remy told NESN.com. "I feel I have the best job in the world broadcasting Red Sox baseball."

Remy, 57, took a leave of absence from early May to mid August last season due to health issues. He had lung cancer surgery in November 2008 and also battled depression. This season Remy has been back full time.

The former Red Sox second baseman, who played from 1978 to 1984, joined NESN in 1988, working alongside play-by-play legend Ned Martin. He's been partnered with Don Orsillo for the past 10 years and is a four-time New England Emmy Award winner.

“Jerry is a fixture in New England who continues to be one of the most popular announcers in all of baseball,” said Sean McGrail, NESN’s president and CEO. “His commitment to NESN and the team has been exemplary and we are thrilled to continue our relationship for years to come.”