Sabathia got the ball in the top of the first and Jonny Gomes took strike three to start. Dustin Pedroia grounded out to first but David Ortiz walked. Mike Napoli took strike three to end the inning. Lester got the ball in the bottom of the first and Derek Jeter grounded out to second to start. Jacoby Ellsbury lined out to center and Carlos Beltran popped up to first in foul territory to end the inning.
Grady Sizemore began the top of the second by going down hacking before Xander Bogaerts also struck out swinging. Ryan Roberts lined out to left to end the inning. The Yankees struck first in the bottom of the second when Alfonso Soriano hit a home run all the way to Saudi Arabia to put the Yankees on top. Francisco Cervelli grounded out to third, Yangervis Solarte struck out swinging and Ichiro Suzuki grounded out to third to end the inning with the Yankees up 1-0.
David Ross tried to start a rally with a double to left to start the top of the third and moved to third on the Jackie Bradley Jr grounder to short. Gomes popped up to first in foul territory and Pedroia grounded out to third to end the inning. Brian Roberts popped up a bunt back to Ross to start the bottom of the third and Kelly Johnson flied out to right. Jeter hit a squibber single in front of the plate and Ellsbury walked, but Jeter was forced at third by Beltran to end the inning.
Ortiz grounded out to third to start the top of the fourth before Napoli lined out to first. Sizemore grounded out to first to end the inning. Lester froze Soriano for strike three to start the bottom of the fourth before Cervelli grounded out to second. Solarte also took strike three to end the inning.
Bogaerts walked to start the top of the fifth before moving to second on the grounder to short by Roberts. Ross and JBJ both struck out swinging to end the inning. Ichiro beat out a roller to the mound to start the bottom of the fifth but Roberts hit into a double play. Johnson struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox roared to life in the top of the sixth as Gomes led off with his first home run of the season to tie the game. Pedroia struck out swinging but Ortiz beat out a roller to third. Napoli ripped a base hit to center and Sizemore belted his second home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Bogaerts and Roberts both struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 4-1.
Sizemore puts Boston on top
Jeter flied out to right to start the bottom of the sixth before Ellsbury singled to right. Jacoby stole second but Beltran took strike three in the process. Soriano grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Ross grounded out to short to start the top of the seventh before JBJ grounded out to third. Gomes singled to center but Pedroia grounded out to second to end the inning. The Yankees struck back in the bottom of the seventh as Cervelli took strike three to start. Solarte grounded out to short but Ichiro singled to right. Roberts walked and Johnson dumped a base hit to right to score Ichiro. That was it for Lester who lasted 6 2/3 innings allowing just two runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out six. Junichi Tazawa came in to face Jeter and Derek flied out to right to end the inning with the Yankees down 4-2.
Cesar Cabral came in to pitch to Ortiz in the top of the eighth and ended up walking him. Adam Warren came in to face Napoli and Mike flied out to center. Sizemore got a base hit to right but Bogaerts flied out to center. Mike Carp pinch hit for Roberts and struck out swinging to end the inning. Tazawa returned for the bottom of the eighth and Ellsbury was retired on a squibber in front of the plate. Beltran struck out swinging but Soriano singled to right. Brian McCann pinch hit for Cervelli and struck out swinging to end the inning.
Dellin Betances came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Ross took strike three to start. JBJ watched strike three go by and Gomes struck out swinging to end the inning. Edward Mujica came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Solarte grounded out to first to start. Ichiro flied out to center and Brett Gardner pinch hit for Roberts. Gardner struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 4-2.
Hero of The Night is Grady Sizemore. His 3 run home run put the Sox up for good.
The Good:
Jonny Gomes was 2 for 5 with a home run.
David Ortiz was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Jon Lester got the win by tossing 6 2/3 innings of 2 run ball. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out six batters.
Junichi Tazawa tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Edward Mujica got his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Edward Mujica got his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
The Bad:
Dustin Pedroia was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Ryan Roberts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Mike Carp struck out as a pinch hitter.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Mike Napoli was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
David Ross was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Honorable Mention:
Jonathan Herrera played third in the final two innings.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox have been sputtering to start the season but that was a good win against the Yankees. Sabathia didn't give an inch but the Sox held on to get four runs off him. Sizemore has big shoes to fill with Ellsbury on the Yankees and today he was the hero of this one. Lester also pitched well but credit to Junichi Tazawa and Edward Mujica for slamming the door after Lester was gone. The Sox offense is faltering a bit but Sizemore stepped up big time. Hopefully this could be the start of something good moving forward. The Sox look to make it two in a row against the Yankees tomorrow afternoon when John Lackey (2-0) goes for the Sox against Hiroki Kuroda of New York. The game begins at 1:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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