As for the game, for the third straight game the Red Sox and New York Yankees got locked into a low scoring grinder. For the second time in three days the Red Sox emerged victorious. It looked like it was going to be a shootout at first as Justin Turner took Clark Schmidt deep to start the top of the second and Jose Trevino knocked in two runs in the bottom of the frame off Brayan Bello. Then both Schmidt and Bello settled down to toss shutout ball until the eighth. Jarren Duran knocked in Enrique Hernandez to tie the game. In the top of the tenth, Hernandez drove in Adam Duvall to leave it up to Chris Martin. Martin slammed the door shut and the Sox had beaten the Yankees 3-2 at Yankee Stadium
Schmidt got the ball in the top of the first inning as Jarren Duran doubled to center to start. Alex Verdugo grounded out to second and Masataka Yoshida lined out to short. Rafael Devers struck out swinging to end the inning. Willie Calhoun grounded out to second to start the bottom of the first and Gleyber Torres flied out to center. Anthony Rizzo lined out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the second as Justin Turner launched his eighth home run of the season to start. Triston Casas flied out to center and Enrique Hernandez flied out to left. Reese McGuire struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
The Yankees answered in the bottom of the second as Josh Donaldson walked to start. Jake Bauers took strike three and DJ LeMahieu lined out to right. Billy McKinney hit a ground rule double down the right field line but Jose Trevino singled off the second base bag to score both runners. Oswaldo Cabrera flied out to center to end the inning with the Yankees up 2-1.
Pablo Reyes took strike three to start the top of the third but Duran got a base hit to right. Verdugo hit Duran with a line drive for a force out and a "single" before Yoshida lined out to right to end the inning. Calhoun grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third and Torres struck out swinging. Rizzo grounded out to second to end the inning.
Devers struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth and Turner flied out to right. Casas flied out to right to end the inning. Donaldson grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fourth and Bauers grounded out to first. LeMahieu got a base hit to left and Yoshida made a great running catch to rob McKinney of a double to end the inning.
Hernandez grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth and McGuire grounded out to first. Reyes popped up to second to end the inning. Devers threw a grounder by Trevino away for an error to start the bottom of the fifth but Cabrera flied out to right. Calhoun grounded out to first and Torres took strike three to end the inning.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa took over for Calhoun to start the top of the sixth and Duran flied out to left to start. Nick Ramirez came in to face Verdugo and Alex grounded out to second. Yoshida grounded out to first to end the inning. Rizzo walked to start the bottom of the sixth but Donaldson flied out to center. Bauers grounded back to the mound to move Rizzo to second but Anthony got picked off trying to move to third to end the inning.
Devers lost a footrace to Ramirez on a comebacker to start the top of the seventh and Michael King came in to face Turner. Justin walked but Casas grounded into a double play to end the inning. LeMahieu popped up to short to start the bottom of the seventh and McKinney grounded out to second. Trevino grounded out to third to end the inning. That was it for Bello who allowed just 2 runs in 7 innings off 3 hits and 2 walks. He deserved better.
The Sox did get Bello off the hook in the top of the eighth as Hernandez dumped a base hit to left and Torres dropped the throw from McKinney for an error to allow Enrique to reach second. McGuire walked and Reyes dropped down a bunt to move both runners over. Connor Wong ran for McGuire and Duran grounded out to second to score Hernandez to tie the game. Wong moved to third on the play and Wandy Peralta came in to face Verdugo. Alex grounded out to first to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Nick Pivetta came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Giancarlo Stanton pinch hit for Cabrera. Stanton grounded out to short and Kiner grounded out to third. Torres walked and Rizzo flied out to center to end the inning.
Anthony Volpe took over at short with Clay Holmes on the mound for the top of the ninth. Yoshida grounded out to second to start but Devers beat out a roller to third. Turner grounded into a double play to end the inning. Kenley Jansen came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Donaldson struck out swinging to start. Bauers grounded out to second and LeMahieu grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
The Sox struck in the top of the tenth inning with Ron Marinaccio on the mound and Adam Duvall running for Turner at second base to start. Casas grounded out to second to move Duvall to third and Hernandez got a base hit to left to score Adam. Wong forced Hernandez at second and Reyes looked to have hit a two run homer but McKinney caught it at the wall. The Sox challenged that it was a trap but the call was upheld to end the inning with the Sox up 3-2.
3 feet from a two run homer
Chris Martin came in to close out the bottom of the tenth with LeMahieu starting at second base. McKinney flied out to right to move DJ to third but Trevino struck out swinging. Volpe struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 3-2 in 10 innings.
Sox win
Enrique Hero
Hero of The Night is Enrique Hernandez. He drove in two big runs including the game winner in the top of the tenth
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Justin Turner was 1 for 23 with a walk and a home run.
Adam Duvall scored the go-ahead run as a pinch runner.
Brayan Bello tossed 7 innings of 2 run ball allowing 3 hits and 2 walks.
Nick Pivetta pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the win.
Chris Martin earned his first save of the season with a scoreless tenth inning.
The Bad:
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 4.
Triston Casas was 0 for 4.
Connor Wong was 0 for 1 at the plate.
Pablo Reyes was 0 for 3 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 4.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Reese McGuire was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox might be perfectly mediocre but beating the Yankees 2 out of 3 is never a bad thing. Not only that, they out grinded them in two out of the three games because the pitching held up. Bello held tough for 7 innings and the bullpen shut the door after that. The problem with the Sox this season is consistency, they can never string wins together because the rotation or offense has been inconsistent. Not having Trevor Story is a big loss but replacing Nathan Eovaldi with Corey Kluber wasn't a good idea either. Still, they won the games they had to in New York and now they have to beat some bad teams if they want to get back in the division race. The win improved the Sox to 33-33, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox now come home to face the Colorado Rockies and old pal Connor Seabold gets the start for the Rockies. James Paxton gets the ball for the Sox tomorrow night at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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