Cole cruised in the top of the first inning as Alex Verdugo popped up to third to start. Rafael Devers flied out to center and JD Martinez went down swinging to end the inning. Sox manager Ron Roenicke pulled Colten Brewer's name out of a hat to start the bottom of the first. DJ LeMahieu singled to right but Luke Voit lined out to center. Aaron Hicks took strike three but Gio Urshela walked and Gleyber Torres singled to second to load the bases. Mike Tauchman struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox went quietly in the top of the second inning as Xander Bogaerts grounded out to third to start. Mitch Moreland took strike three and Christian Vazquez grounded out to second to end the inning. Gary Sanchez flied out to center to start the bottom of the second before Clint Frazier grounded out to third. Brett Gardner walked but LeMahieu grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Kevin Pillar beat out an infield single to start the top of the third but Jackie Bradley Jr flied out to right. Pillar was caught stealing second and Jonathan Arauz grounded out to second to end the inning. The Yankees finally finished off Brewer in the bottom of the third as Voit singled to left to start. Hicks walked and both runners moved over on the Urshela ground out. Torres put the Yankees up for good with a double that scored both runners. A wild pitch moved Torres to third and Tauchman popped up to chase Brewer. As usual a Sox "starter" failed to go three innings without giving up runs. Austin Brice came in and Sanchez grounded out to second to end the inning but the Yankees were up 2-0.
The Sox tried to fight back when Verdugo belted his fourth home run of the year to right to cut the lead in the top of the fourth. Devers grounded out to first, Martinez whiffed and Bogaerts went down swinging to end the inning but the Sox cut the lead 2-1.
Brice returned for the bottom of the fourth and punched out Frazier to start. Gardner walked and stole second on the LeMahieu strikeout. Voit whiffed to end the inning.
The Sox blew their chance to tie the game in the top of the fifth as Moreland flied out to right to start. Vazquez singled to right but Pillar went down swinging. JBJ doubled to center but Arauz grounded out to third to end the inning. The Yankees feasted on Ryan Brasier in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hicks flied out to center and Urshela lined out to right, but Torres singled to left. Tauchman doubled him home and Sanchez got revenge for the 2018 ALDS by hitting a 8,000 foot home run to ice the game. Frazier whiffed to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 5-1.
Verdugo flied out to center to open the top of the sixth before Devers flied out to right. Martinez whiffed to end the inning. Dylan Covey came in for the bottom of the sixth and cruised. Gardner whiffed, LeMahieu flied out to right and Voit flied out to right to end the inning.
Cole cruised in the top of the seventh as Bogaerts whiffed to start. Moreland lined out to center and Vazquez struck out swinging to end the inning. Covey returned for the bottom of the seventh and got lit up. Hicks popped up to first but Urshela singled to short. Torres singled to center and Tauchman singled home Urshela. A wild pitch moved the runners but Sanchez was rung up for strike three. Frazier doubled home both runners to increase the lead before Gardner grounded out to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 8-1.
Suddenly the Sox sprang to life against Jonathan Holder in the top of the eighth inning with Tyler Wade now at short. Pillar and JBJ drew back to back walks before Arauz singled to right to load the bases. Verdugo beat out a double play ball to score Pillar and Devers singled home JBJ. Adam Ottavino came in and froze Martinez for strike three before Bogaerts whiffed to end the inning with the Sox down 8-3.
Sox closer Brandon Workman got beat up in the bottom of the eighth as LeMahieu singled to left to start. Voit walked but Hicks and Urshela both flied out to right. Wade singled to right to load the bases and Tauchman hit a ball to left. Verdugo picked the ball up and spiked it like a football before doing the macarena for an error. LeMahieu and Voit both scored and that was it for Workman. Marcus Walden came in and Sanchez flied out to left to end the inning with the Yankees up 10-3.
Ben Heller had mop up duty in the top of the ninth with Thairo Estrada at second. Moreland singled to center but Vazquez popped up to center. Pillar whiffed and JBJ went down hacking to end the game. The Yankees opened the salvo with an easy 10-3 win.
Jackass of the Night is Ryan Brasier. He gave up 3 crucial runs to put the game out of reach when the Sox were still in the game.
The Good:
Kevin Pillar was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Jonathan Arauz was 1 for 3.
Austin Brice tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
Marcus Walden retired the only man he faced.
The Bad:
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with a golden sombrero of 4 strikeouts.
Xander Bogaerts was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Colten Brewer allowed 2 runs in 2 2/3 innings as the "opener".
Dylan Covey allowed 3 runs in 2 innings.
Brandon Workman allowed 2 runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4 but drove in two total runs ans homered.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Mitch Moreland was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Christian Vazquez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Final Thoughts:
If Sox fans had hopes for a promising season, they sure are dead now. E-Rod's gone, Sale is gone, the offense quit and the pitching sucks. Losing to the Yankees is one thing but to not even be competitive is a crime against humanity. When the Sox tanked September 2012 and lost every game to the Yankees, they quit on Bobby V. Is it too early to suggest they're quitting on Ron Roenicke? They fall behind by multiple runs every game and it only seems to get worse. Meanwhile the Sox offense haven't put up 8 runs since Opening Day. Its all adding up to a miserable, lost season and Sox fans can't wait for it to end. The loss dropped the Sox to 6-14, dead last in the AL East. Tomorrow the Sox have a glimmer of home when they send Nathan Eovaldi (1-1) to the mound up against James Paxton at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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