As for the game, that's it..that's it for the Boston Red Sox. If Chris Sale (5-11, 4.68) can't beat the Yankees then the Red Sox should just cancel the rest of the season. The Yankees pounded the ineffective Sale for 8 runs before knocking him out in the fourth inning. Meanwhile Domingo German has come out of nowhere to put himself in a position to win 20 games this year by shutting down Boston by allowing just 2 runs in 7 innings. Things fell apart in the fourth inning when both Sox manager Alex Cora and Chris Sale got tossed thinking the Yankees were getting favorable calls. Calls or not, the Sox have now lost six games in a row and are fading fast after dropping Game 1 of the doubleheader to the Yankees 9-2 at Yankee Stadium.
German got the ball in the top of the first and Mr. Mookie Betts lined out to short to start. Rafael Devers got a base hit to center and moved to second on the Xander Bogaerts grounder to third, but Martinez took strike three to end the inning. The Yankees wasted no time getting to Sale as DJ LeMahieu hit the fifth pitch of the game all the way to the old Polo Grounds to put the Yankees up. Aaron Judge was plunked but Edwin Encarnacion struck out swinging. Gleyber Torres flied out to right and Gio Urshela lined out to second to end the inning with the Yankees up 1-0.
The Sox did fight back in the top of the second inning as Andrew Benintendi swatted his 12th home run of the season to tie the game. Brock "The Hitman" Holt grounded out to second, Mitch Moreland struck out swinging and Jackie Bradley Jr grounded out to second to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Sale came back to strike out Cameron Maybin swinging to start the bottom of the second, then Kyle Higashioka took strike three. Breyvic Valera lined out to right to end the inning.
Sandy Leon popped up to third to start the top of the third before Mr. Mookie flied out to center. Devers flied out to center as well to end the inning. Gardner struck out swinging to open the bottom of the third but LeMahieu got a base hit to left. Judge banged into a double play to end the inning.
The Sox blew a rally in the top of the fourth as Bogaerts grounded out to short to start. Martinez and Benintendi stroked back to back base hits but Holt struck out swinging. Moreland struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees knocked out Sale in the bottom of the fourth as Encarnacion singled to right to start. Torres flied out to right but Urshela singled to center. Maybin popped up to second but Higashioka singled in the hole at third to load the bases. Sox manager Alex Cora stormed out of the dugout and started cursing out home plate umpire Mike Estabrook before he was ejected and escorted out by armed security.
After Cora left the floodgates opened as Gardner singled home Urshela and Higashioka and LeMahieu hit a home run all the way to Jupiter to ice the game. Judge hit a ground rule double down the left field line and Sale started barking at Estabrook as well. Sale got tossed and his day was over after getting charges for 8 runs in just 3 2/3 innings. Colten Brewer came in and Encarnacion singled home Judge to close the book on Sale. Torres flied out to right to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 8-1.
The Sox did try to come back in the top of the fifth as JBJ clocked his 12th home run of the season to cut the lead, but Leon flied out to center. Mr. Mookie took strike three and Devers grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox down 8-2.
Josh A Smith came in to pitch the bottom of the fifth and Urshela hit a ground rule double to center to start. Maybin popped up to short, Higashioka grounded out to shrot and Valera flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox offense was done for the game in the top of the sixth as Bogaerts flied out to right, JD Martinez whiffed and Benintendi went down hacking to end the inning. The Yankees wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the sixth as Gardner singled to right to begin. Gardner swiped second and moved to third on the LeMahieu fly out to center but Judge went down swinging. Encarnacion singled to left to score Gardner but Torres grounded out to second to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 9-2.
Holt grounded out to first to start the top of the seventh before Moreland popped up to second. JBJ grounded out to short to end the inning. Sam Travis, Marco Hernandez and Michael Chavis took over for Bogaerts, Betts and Devers in the bottom of the seventh. Urshela struck out swinging, Maybin popped up to short and Higashioka flied out to center to end the inning.
Mike Tauchman took over for Judge and Jonathan Holder came in for the top of the eighth. Leon struck out swinging, Hernandez flied out to left and Chavis struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees got some back luck in the bottom of the eighth although Valera flied out to center to start. Gardner singled to right but LeMahieu lined out to right. Tauchman walked but Encarnacion got his wrist broken on an HBP by Smith to load the bases. Torres grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox went quietly in the top of the ninth as Travis flied out to center to start. Martinez struck out swinging and Benintendi grounded out to short to end the game. The Yankees had won it 9-2.
Jackass of the Night is Chris Sale. He got rocked for 8 runs in just 3 2/3 innings before he was ejected.
The Good:
Rafael Devers was 1 for 3.
Andrew Benintendi was 2 for 4 with a home run.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3 with a solo home run.
The Bad:
Mookie Betts was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Marco Hernandez was 0 for 1.
Michael Chavis struck out in his only plate appearance.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 3.
Sam Travis was 0 for 1.
Brock Holt was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Mitch Moreland was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Sandy Leon was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
Josh Smith allowed just a run in 4 innings pitched.
The Ugly:
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Colten Brewer allowed an inherited runner to score in 1/3 of an inning.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox are frustrated, angry and things are spiraling down the drain. Sale just doesn't have it this year although Estabrook's random strike zone sure didn't help. Cora blowing his top was good to see in terms of emotion but the offense has been a joke for the past week. Its become very apparent once this team is down, they stay down. Even though they're down by 4 or 5 runs before they can blink, once they go to the seventh inning trailing, its game over. After Dombrowski left them to rot, maybe quitting on the season is sending a message to get him gone. There's still time to turn the ship but they'd have to make a stand in Game 2 and tomorrow with David Price on the mound. This is looking exactly like last August only with the roles reversed. The loss dropped the Sox to 59-53, 12.5 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox have no time to regret because Game 2 begins shortly. Brian Johnson gets the spot-start for the Sox against Chad Green of the Yankees in a bullpen game. Game 2 begins at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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