As for the game, who saw THAT coming? Garrett Whitlock (3-2, 4.78) pitched well against the team that drafted him, outbuilding Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees. Whitlock held the high powered Yankees to one earned run in 6 1/3 innings. Triston Casas opened the saloon in the top of the third with an rbi single and Coke's personal babayaga Rafael Devers homered in the 6th. Josh Donaldson got one back with a moonshot but Enrique Hernandez provided the insurance run with a blast. The Yankees got a run in the bottom of the seventh but the bullpen held. Kenley Jansen slammed the door in the bottom of the ninth as the Sox beat the Yankees 3-2 at Yankee Stadium.
Cole got the ball in the top of the first inning and Alex Verdugo struck out swinging to start. Masataka Yoshida flied out to right but Justin Turner singled to left. Rafael Devers lined out to second to end the inning. Whitlock got the ball in the bottom of the first and DJ LeMahieu singled to center to start. Josh Donaldson struck out swinging and Anthony Rizzo did the same, but Giancarlo Stanton got a base hit to right to move LeMahieu to third. Jake Bauers grounded out to first to end the inning.
The returning Adam Duvall struck out swinging to start the top of the second but Triston Casas singled to center. Christian Arroyo grounded into a double play to end the inning. Isiah Kiner-Falefa got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the second but got thrown out at second trying to steal. Billy McKinney flied out to center and Jose Trevino grounded out to short to end the inning.
Connor Wong got a base hit to center to start the top of the third and Enrique Hernandez flied out to right. Verdugo lined out to center and Yoshida lined out to second to end the inning. Anthony Volpe grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third but LeMahieu singled. Donaldson grounded back to the mound to move DJ to second but Rizzo lined out to center to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the fourth as Turner took strike three to start. Devers hit a ground rule double into the right field stands but Duvall took strike three. Casas got a base hit to right to score Devers but Arroyo looked at strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
Stanton struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth and Bauers did the same. Kiner lined out to short to end the inning.
Wong was hit with a pitch to start the top of the fifth but Hernandez grounded into a double play. Verdugo got a base hit to center but Yoshida flied out to left to end the inning. McKinney flied out to center to start the bottom of the fifth and Trevino struck out swinging. Volpe got a base hit to right and LeMahieu grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the sixth as Turner flied out to right to start. Devers smashed his 14th home run of the season to continue his dominance over Cole and Duvall walked. Arroyo forced Duvall at second to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
The Yankees answered in the bottom of the sixth as Donaldson pulverized a home run all the way to Cameroon to start. Rizzo grounded out to short, Stanton lined out to left and Bauers also lined out to left to end the inning with the Yankees down 2-1.
Yankees strike back
The Sox answered against Albert Abreu to start the top of the seventh as Wong struck out swinging to start. Hernandez launched his sixth home run of the season to increase the lead and Verdugo got a base hit to center to chase Abreu. Nick Ramirez got Yoshida to fly out to left but Turner got a base hit to center. Devers forced Turner at second to end the inning with the Sox up 3-1.
Hernandez with another home run
Kiner got a base hit in the hole at second to start the bottom of the seventh but McKinney struck out swinging. Gleyber Torres pinch hit for Trevino and Kiner took off for second. Wong turned and fired the ball out of the yard for an error to move Isiah to third. Torres walked on a wild pitch to score Kiner and that was it for Whitlock who dominated the Yankees, allowing just 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings. Nick Pivetta came in and Volpe popped up to second before LeMahieu forced Torres at second to end the inning with the Yankees down 3-2.
Kyle Higashioka came in to catch the top of the eighth and Duvall took strike three to start. Casas walked and Jimmy Cordero was brought in to face Arroyo. Christian grounded into a double play to end the inning. Chris Martin came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Donaldson grounded out to short to start. Rizzo lined out to to short and Stanton grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Wong took strike three to start the top of the ninth and Hernandez whiffed. Verdugo lined out to left to end the inning. Kenley Jansen came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Bauers struck out swinging to start. Kiner flied out to right but McKinney got a base hit to left. Oswaldo Cabrera pinch ran for McKinney and Torres got a base hit off the glove of Arroyo. Volpe popped up to short to end the game. The Sox had won it 3-2.
Hero of The Night is Garrett Whitlock. He allowed 2 runs in 6 1/3 innings off 7 hits and a walk.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 5.
Connor Wong was 1 for 3 with a hit by pitch.
Justin Turner was 2 for 4.
Rafael Devers was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 total runs scored.
Triston Casas was 2 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.
Nick Pivetta got the final two outs of the seventh inning.
Chris Martin pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
Kenley Jansen earned his 14th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 4.
Christian Arroyo was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Adam Duvall was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked.
Kike Hernandez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but the one hit was a home run.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox desperately needed a good Whitlock start and they got it. It would be a lot better with Pivetta starting and Whitlock in the bullpen but for now it worked out. The Sox bats were held in check but they did just enough to win. Duvall coming back should help moving forward once he shakes off the rust. Yoshida did nothing tonight but can't expect him to mash every night. Verdugo took his benching like a man and came back to get a couple of hits. Its always a good thing when you beat the Yankees and the Sox desperately need to win this series if they have any hope closing the gap in the AL East. Beating Cole is a big step in the right direction but they have to keep the momentum going. The win improved the Sox to 32-32, 14 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it two in a row against the Yankees when they send Tanner Houck (3-5) to the mound against Domingo German of New York. The game begins at 7:35 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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