The Boston Red Sox won the third game of the series over the Yankees, claiming the series; they’re now 36-46. They’re 12.5 games back of the Yankees for the American League East. They’re five games back for the final spot in the American League wild card standings.
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MLB Game Recap
Masataka Yoshida led off the game with a solo home run on the second pitch of his at-bat to make it 1-0. In the second, Anthony Seigler hit his first career big league home run. It comes against the team that drafted him 23rd overall in the 2018 Draft. In the third with runners on first and second, Willson Contreras hit a double, scoring both runners to make it 4-0. The Yankees got on the board with a solo home run in the fifth.
Jake Bennett went 6.1 innings, allowing a run on three hits. He walked two and struck out three. Justin Slaten finished off the seventh with back-to-back strikeouts. Garrett Whitlock had the eighth. He retired the Yankees in order. Aroldis Chapman shut the door, allowing a walk and striking out one.
Standout Performer
Masataka Yoshida went 2-3 with a solo home run and another run scored.
Key News & Notes
Sonny Gray gets the ball for the Red Sox as they go for a sweep. Gray is 9-1 with a 2.95 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 76.1 innings.
Did another plane incident possibly save the Red Sox’s season? They were held up in Colorado and somehow have won three straight since. If you remember last season, they had a plane incident which put them on a hot stretch, could that be this season?
The Red Sox are averaging 5.3 runs per game in this series against the Yankees while allowing 1.7 runs per game.
Farm Report
- Worcester Red Sox (AAA): Andrew Knizner went 1-3 with two RBI in a 15-6 loss to the Mud Hens.
- Portland Sea Dogs (AA): Miguel Belis went 3-5 with two RBI and a run scored in a 5-2 win over the Yard Goats.
- Greenville Drive (A+): Luke Heyman went 3-4 with three RBI and a run scored in an extra-inning loss to the Tourists.
- Salem RidgeYaks (A): Louis Andujar went 2-4 with three RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 win over the Pelicans.
- FCL Red Sox (ROK): Christopher Alvarado went 1-3 with three RBI in an 8-1 win over FCL Twins.
- DSL Red Sox Red (ROK): Red Sox Red are back Monday against DSL Brewers Blue
- DSL Red Sox Blue (ROK): Luis Aular went 2-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in an 8-6 loss to DSL Rays.
