Kuroda got the ball to start the top of the first inning and Dustin Pedroia grounded out to short to start. Daniel Nava singled to center and David Ortiz singled to right, but Mike Napoli hit one up the elevator shaft. Mike Carp grounded out to first to start. The Yankees wasted no time getting to Lackey in the bottom of the first as Brett Gardner grounded out to second to start. Brian Roberts grounded out to first but Jacoby Ellsbury caught the Sox asleep with a bunt single down to third. Carlos Beltran hit a home run all the way to Sorrento, Italy to put the Yankees on top. Brian McCann struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees up 2-0.
The Sox answered in the top of the second as Xander Bogaerts got a base hit to right to start. AJ Pierzynski smacked his first home run of the season to tie the game. Jonathan Herrera struck out swinging and Jackie Bradley Jr popped up to first. Pedroia grounded out to second to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Alfonso Soriano grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second but Kelly Johnson beat out a roller to short. Johnson moved to second on the Yangervis Solarte grounder to second and Dean Anna popped up to short to end the inning.
Nava grounded out to first to start the top of the third before Ortiz flied out to center. Napoli struck out swinging to end the inning. Gardner struck out swinging to open the bottom of the third and Roberts grounded back to the mound. Ellsbury singled to center and stole second, but Beltran struck out swinging to end the inning.
Carp flied out to left to start the top of the fourth before Bogaerts grounded out to third. Pierzynski singled to center and Herrera walked, but JBJ flied out to left to end the inning. The Yankees struck back in the bottom of the fourth as McCann and Soriano hit back to back jacks to begin. Johnson and Solarte struck out swinging before Anna flied out to right to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 4-2.
The Sox blew a rally in the top of the fifth as Pedroia doubled to center. Pedroia moved to third on the grounder to second by Nava but Ortiz popped up to short. Napoli popped up to center to end the inning. Gardner grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth before Roberts flied out to left. Ellsbury struck out swinging to end the inning.
Carp struck out swinging to start the top of the sixth but Ellsbury dropped a pop up by Bogaerts for an error. Pierzynski struck out swinging and Herrera grounded out to third to end the inning. The Yankees finished off Lackey in the bottom of the sixth as Beltran doubled to center and McCann hit a home run all the way to Nogales, Mexico to ice the game. Soriano got a base hit to right but Johnson banged into a double play. Solarte got a base hit to left and finally the plug was pulled on Lackey. He got hammered for 10 hits, 6 runs and four home runs in 5 2/3 innings. Craig Breslow came in and Solarte moved to second on a wild pitch. Anna took strike three to end the inning with the Yankees up 6-2.
The Sox came out swinging in the top of the seventh as JBJ walked to start. Pedroia struck out swinging but Nava walked to chase Kuroda. Old friend Matt Thornton came in and Ortiz took strike three, but both runners pulled off a double steal. Napoli was hit with a pitch to load the bases and Carp drilled a base hit to left to score JBJ & Nava to cut the lead. Dellin Betances came in to pitch to Bogaerts and.....Nava was thrown out second to end the inning with the Sox still down 6-4.
Sox strike back
Gardner singled to center to start the bottom of the seventh and was sacrificed to second by Roberts. That was it for Breslow as Andrew Miller was brought in to face Ellsbury. Jacoby walked but Beltran struck out swinging and McCann popped up to short to end the inning.
Adam Warren came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Bogaerts struck out swinging to start. Pierzynski grounded out to short and Herrera struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees tagged Burke Badenhop in the bottom of the eighth as Soriano grounded out to short to start. Johnson then hit a home run to the outer jungle of Mongolia to increase the lead. Solarte singled to right and Anna doubled to right.....but wait! Sox manager John Farrell challenged that Anna was safe at second, but the call was upheld. Gardner popped up to center and Roberts struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 7-4.
Shawn Kelley came in to pitch the top of the ninth with Ichiro Suzuki now in right. JBJ flied out to left, Pedroia flied out to center and Nava grounded out to first to end the game. The Yankees had won it 7-4.
Yankees win
Jackass Carp
Jackass of the Night is Mike Carp. You can't get yourself thrown out in that situation representing the tying run with the Yankees on the ropes.
The Good:
AJ Pierzynski was 2 for 4 with a 2 run home run.
Craig Breslow pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
Andrew Miller pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning.
The Bad:
John Lackey took the loss allowing 6 runs on 10 hits and four home runs.
Burke Badenhop allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Dustin Pedroia was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout.
Daniel Nava was just 1 for 4 but stole a base, walked and scored a run
David Ortiz was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Mike Napoli was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Jonathan Herrera was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 0 for 3 but walked, stole a base and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Tough loss for the Sox that might have been an epic comeback victory. Sad part is those were the type of victories the Sox would pull out of their collective asses last year, too bad its a new year. A lot of things went right this game by coming back again and again but giving up the long ball and Carp getting thrown out were backbreakers. Ortiz popping up with a man on third was also a killer and its a sign that this year is different. Kuroda pitched well but the Yankees bullpen isn't the same without Mariano Rivera anymore. The Sox should be able to get to the bullpen and they shot themselves in the foot in this one. We're only twelve games into the season but the Sox are definitely coming out of the gate ice cold. The Sox look to rebound tomorrow when Felix Doubront (1-1) takes the mound against Ian Nova of the Yankees. The game begins at 8:10 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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