Happ effortlessly shut down the Sox in the top of the first inning as Mr. Mookie Betts grounded out to short to start. Somehow Andrew Benintendi drew a walk but JD Martinez whiffed. Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning. Sale started strong in the bottom of the first by striking out the side. DJ LeMahieu whiffed, Luke Voit struck out swinging and Aaron Hicks went down hacking to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the second inning when Rafael Devers launched his 8th home run of the year to put Boston on top. Steve Pearce popped up to first and Eduardo Nunez grounded out to second, but Jackie Bradley Jr singled to short. Sandy Leon whiffed to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
All of a sudden Steve Pearce fell down in the dugout and had to be carried out on a stretcher to an ambulance heading to the ICU. Michael Chavis took his place at first base in the bottom of the second. Gary Sanchez lined a base hit to right but Gleyber Torres flied out to right. Kendrys Morales banged into a double play to end the inning.
Mr. Mookie grounded out to short to start the top of the third before Benintendi grounded out to second. Martinez whiffed to end the inning. The Yankees took command in the bottom of the third as Gio Urshela singled to center to begin. Cameron Maybin whiffed but Brett Gardner singled to center. LeMahieu tied the game with an rbi double but Voit struck out swinging. Hicks singled to left to score both runners, icing the game. Sanchez whiffed to end the inning but it was 3-1 Yankees.
The Sox were deflated in the top of the fourth inning as Bogaerts grounded out to third to start. Devers grounded out to second and Chavis flied out to center to end the inning. Sale continued to strike people out in the bottom of the fourth as Torres went down swinging to start. Morales swung at air for strike three but Urshela doubled to left. Maybin flied out to left to end the inning.
Nunez tried to start a rally with a base hit to center to start the top of the fifth before moving to second on the JBJ gronder Leon whiffed but Betts was intentionally walked. All of a sudden Nunez got picked off to end the inning, what a waste. The Yankees wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the fifth although Gardner grounded out to first to start. LeMahieu crushed a 45,000 foot home run to increase the lead. Voit grounded out to third but Hicks walked. Sanchez grounded into a force to end the inning with the Yankees up 4-1.
Adam Ottavino came in to shut down the Sox in the top of the sixth as Benintendi whiffed to start. Martinez lined out to left but Bogaerts singled to third. Devers popped up to third to end the inning. Sale finished strong in the bottom of the sixth as Torres whiffed to start. Morales grounded out to third and Urshela was frozen for strike three to end the inning. A couple of mistakes to LeMahieu was the difference in the game as Sale went 6 innings and struck out 10, but allowed 4 runs.
Tommy Kahnle came in to dominate the Sox in the top of the seventh as Chavis whiffed to start. Nunez grounded out to second but JBJ singled to center. Christian Vazquez pinch hit for Leon and flied out to center to end the inning. Ryan Brasier came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Maybin whiffed to start. Gardner walked but LeMahieu lined out to right. Voit took strike three to end the inning.
Zack Britton came in to own the Sox in the top of the eighth inning as Mr Mookie lined out to short to begin. Benintendi walked but Martinez banged into a double play to end the inning. Rookie Josh Taylor came in for the bottom of the eighth and Hicks whiffed to start. Sanchez flied out to right but Torres singled to center. The alert Vazquez gunned down Torres trying to steal to end the inning.
Aroldis Chapman came in for the top of the ninth and the Sox went quietly. Bogaerts grounded out to third, Devers took strike three and Chavis whiffed in short order to end the game. The Yankees continued to be perfect against the Sox with a 4-1 win.
Jackass of the Night is Chris Sale. He couldn't hold the Yankees down again and they got him for 4 runs in 6 innings. He did strike out 10 batters though.
The Good:
Andrew Benintendi walked twice in four plate appearances.
Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 3.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 2 for 3.
Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless 7th inning.
Josh Taylor pitched a scoreless 8th inning.
The Bad:
JD Martinez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Steve Pearce was 0 for 1 before leaving with an injury.
Michael Chavis was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
Sandy Leon was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Christian Vazquez was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Mookie Betts was 0 for 3 but walked.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 but the one hit was a home run.
Final Thoughts:
Are the Red Sox ever going to beat the Yankees? Where's the fire from last year to defend the crown? It totally feels like the Yankees are hungrier than the Sox because they've beaten them in every game this season. Who says London will be any different or tomorrow for that matter? Obviously the season is only 2 months old but good grief when are the Sox going to turn it around? This is reaching 2012 level of bad minus the detestable players. Its hard to come back the next year with the same fire after reaching the world series but this is ridiculous. The less said of this game, the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 29-28, 8.5 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow the Yankees beat the Sox again when they send Domingo German up against "Slick" Rick Porcello (4-4) at 7:10 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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