Pivetta got the ball in the top of the first inning and Aaron Judge grounded out to third to start. Giancarlo Stanton struck out swinging and Gleyber Torres grounded out to short to end the inning. Cole got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Tommy Pham struck out swinging to start. Alex Verdugo flied out to left and Xander Boggaerts flied out to center to end the inning.
Josh Donaldson struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Oswaldo Cabrera walked. Miguel Andujar popped up to right and Sox manager Alex Cora saw that Cabrera left the bag early so they threw to first...out to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as Rafael Devers walked to start. Devers stole second but JD Martinez struck out swinging. Christian Arroyo grounded out to second to move Devers to third and Triston Casas launched his second career home run to put the Sox on top. Kike Hernandez struck out swinging to end the inning but the Sox were up 2-0.
The Yankees answered in the top of the third as Isiah Kiner-Falefa got a base hit to center to start. Jose Trevino flied out to right but old pal Marwin Gonzalez hit a home run all the way to the Galapagos Islands to tie the game. Judge got a base hit to center but was thrown out at second trying to steal. Stanton struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
The Sox retook the lead in the bottom of the third as Reese McGuire pounded his first home run with the Red Sox to put Boston back on top. Pham took strike three, Verdugo flied out to left and Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-2.
Torres grounded out to short to start the top of the fourth and Donaldson flied out to right. Cabrera struck out swinging to end the inning. Devers struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth and Martinez flied out to center. Arroyo grounded out to third to end the inning.
Andujar grounded out to third to start the top of the fifth and Kiner grounded out to short. Trevino beat out a roller to third but Gonzalez was frozen for strike three to end the inning. Casas walked to start the bottom of the fifth but Hernandez struck out swinging. Casas stole second but McGuire and Pham both struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Yankees tied it in the top of the sixth as Judge hit a home run all the way to Minnesota to start. Stanton got a base hit to right but Torres forced him at second. Donaldson walked and that was it for Pivetta. With the season on the line, Pivetta lasted just 5 1/3 innings and allowed 3 runs. Ryan Brasier came in and Cabrera beat out a double play ball, but Andujar flied out to left to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
The Sox went back on top in the bottom of the sixth although Verdugo lined out to left to start. Bogaerts bashed his 14th home run of the season to give Boston the lead. Devers struck out swinging but Martinez lined a base hit to left. Arroyo flied out to right to end the inning but the Sox were up 4-3.
X gonna give it to ya
John Schreiber came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Kiner grounded out to third to start. Trevino grounded back to the mound and Gonzalez flied out to center to end the inning. Lucas Luetge came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Casas flied out to right to start. Hernandez struck out swinging but McGuire drilled a base hit to right to chase Luetge. Lou Trivino came in to pitch and Pham was hit with a pitch, but Verdugo lined out to right to end the inning.
Garrett Whitlock came in to pitch the top of the eighth and right on cue Judge hit a home run all the way to Mongolia to tie the game. Stanton grounded out to short, Torres struck out swinging and Donaldson lined out to second to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Jonathan Loaisiga came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Bogaerts lined out to third to start. Devers and Martinez both flied out to center to end the inning.
Matt Barnes came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Cabrera struck out swinging to start. Andujar flied out to center and Kiner grounded out to short to end the inning. Clay Holmes came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Arroyo grounded out to third to start. Casas grounded back to the mound and Hernandez lined out to right to end the inning.
Jeurys Familia came in to pitch the top of the tenth with Kiner starting the inning at second base. Aaron Hicks pinch hit for Trevino and grounded into a double play, but Judge was intentionally walked. Stanton walked to load the bases and Estevan Florial pinch ran for Giancarlo. Naturally Torres hit a bases clearing double to center to ice the game. Torres stole third but Donaldson flied out to left to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 7-4.
Torres with the killshot
Kyle Higashioka took over behind the plate with Hernandez starting the bottom of the tenth at second base. McGuire was hit with a pitch and Connor Wong ran for him. Pham struck out swinging to earn the golden sombrero and Wandy Peralta came in to face Verdugo. Alex singled to center to score Hernandez and move Wong to third but Bogaerts popped up to left. Suddenly Peralta threw a wild pitch that scored Wong and made Verdugo the tying run. Unfortunately Devers struck out swinging to end the game. The Yankees had won it 7-6 in 10 innings.
Jackass of The Night is Jeurys Familia. He served up the bases loaded double to Torres to lose the game.
The Good:
Triston Casas was 1 for 3 with a walk, stolen base and a 2 run home run.
Reese McGuire was 2 for 3 with a hit by pitch and a home run.
Connor Wong scored a run as a pinch runner.
Ryan Brasier got the final two outs of the sixth inning.
John Schreiber pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Christian Arroyo was 0 for 4.
Garrett Whitlock allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts to earn the golden sombrero but was hit with a pitch.
Alex Verdugo was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but the one hit was a home run.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked, stole a base and scored a run.
JD Martinez was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but scored a run.
Nick Pivetta was yanked after allowing 3 runs in just 5 1/3 innings on 6 hits and 2 walks.
Final Thoughts:
What else can be said about this disappointing season apart from its almost over? The Sox had three leads in the game and blew all three of them. The Sox just absolutely cannot beat the Yankees or the Toronto Blue Jays this season. It doesn't matter who pitches or hits, they just find a way. Even with all the injuries on the Red Sox, they shouldn't have been THIS bad against New York and Toronto all season. Judge lighting it up is par for the course but what was Familia doing pitching the tenth? Cora yanks Pivetta out of there early AGAIN and this is the end result almost every time. Maybe he'll be gone after the season with Chaim Bloom too. All in all we got 20 games left of this torture before its over. The loss dropped the Sox to 69-73, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to rebound against the Yankees tomorrow night when Brayan Bello (1-5) takes on Nestor Cortes of New York. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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