The Yankees wasted no time getting to Crawford in the top of the first inning and Anthony Volpe struck out swinging to start. Juan Soto flied out to right and Aaron Judge hit a home run all the way to France to put New York on top. Alex Verdugo flied out to center to end the inning with the Yankees up 1-0.
That didn't take long
Stroman got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Jarren Duran got a base hit in the hole at short to start. David Hamilton lined out to right but Duran swiped second. Rob Refsyder struck out swinging and Rafael Devers flied out to left to end the inning.
Giancarlo Stanton took strike three to start the top of the second inning before Anthony Rizzo grounded out to third. Gleyber Torres struck out swinging to end the inning. Connor Wong grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second before Masataka Yoshida took strike three. Enmanuel Valdez walked and Dominic Smith got a base hit to right to move Valdez to third. Smith stole second and Ceddanne Rafaela got a base hit to center to score both runners. Rafaela took off for second and Yankees catcher Jose Trevino threw the ball away allowing Rafaela to reach third. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 2-1.
Trevino struck out swinging to start the top of the third before DJ LeMahieu walked. Volpe grounded into a double play to end the inning. Hamilton walked to start the bottom of the third and promptly swiped second base. Refsnyder got a base hit to left to move Hamilton to third and David scored on the Devers double play. Wong flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 3-1.
Soto grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth and Judge struck out swinging. Verdugo struck out swinging to end the inning. Yoshida popped up to third to start the bottom of the fourth before Valdez got a base hit to center. Smith flied out to right and Rafaela singled to center to move Valdez to third. Duran grounded out to first to end the inning.
Stanton struck out swinging to open the top of the fifth before Rizzo grounded out to first. Torres flied out to right to end the inning. Hamilton got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fifth and not only stole second, but third as well. Refsnyder walked and Devers hit a sac fly to center to score Hamilton. Refsnyder was thrown out trying to steal second but Wong walked. Yoshida grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 4-1.
The Yankees got to Crawford in the top of the sixth as Trevino hit a home run all the way to Toronto to start. LeMahieu struck out swinging but Volpe got a base hit to right. Soto grounded out to second to move Volpe all the way to third, and Anthony scored on the wild pitch by Crawford. Judge struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees down 4-3. That was it for Kutter Crawford who tossed 6 solid innings allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk.
Tommy Kahnle came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Valdez lined out to first to start. Smith struck out swinging and Rafaela grounded out to short to end the inning.
Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Verdugo got a base hit to left to start. Stanton singled to right and Smith threw a grounder by Rizzo away to load the bases with nobody out. Oswaldo Cabrera pinch ran for Rizzo and Zack Kelly was summoned to do the impossible. Somehow Kelly blew away Torres and Trevino before LeMahieu lined out to center to end the inning. What a Houdini by Kelly.
The Sox added insurance against Caleb Ferguson in the bottom of the seventh as Duran walked to start. Hamilton lined out to center but Refsnyder singled to center to move Jarren to third. Luke Weaver came in to face Devers and Rafael got a base hot to center to score Duran. Wong tripled to right to clear the bases and Yoshida was plunked. Bobby Dalbec pinch ran for Yoshida and stole second on the Valdez strike out. Smtih grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 7-3.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Volpe struck out swinging to start. Soto walked but Judge took strike three Verdugo lined out to left to end the inning. The Sox wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the eighth against Ian Hamilton. Rafaela got a base hit to left and moved to third on the Duran single to right. Duran stole second and Hamilton got a base hit to left. Soto gunned it home as Rafaela scored but Duran was called out. Hamilton stole second for the ninth stolen base of the night and Refsnyder walked. Michael Tonkin came in to pitch to Devers and Rafael flied out to left. Wong got a base hit to left to score Hamilton. Dalbec flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 9-3.
Sox run their way to another run
Stanton flied out to left to start the top of the ninth but Cabrera got a base hit to center. Torres forced Cabrera at second and took second on defensive indifference. Trevino took strike three to end the game. The Sox had won it 9-3.
Hero of The Night is Zack Kelly. He inherited a bases loaded nobody out situation with only a one run lead and he got out of it.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 stolen bases and a run scored.
David Hamilton was 2 for 4 with a walk, rbi, 3 runs scored and 4 stolen bases.
Rob Refsnyder was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Connor Wong was 2 for 4 with a walk and 3 rbis.
Enmanuel Valdez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 3 for 4 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Kutter Crawford tossed 6 innings of 3 run ball allowing 3 hits and a walk while striking out 9
Greg Weissert tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Brennan Bernardino failed to retire all three of the batters he faced.
The Ugly:
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Bobby Dalbec was 0 for 1 at the plate but stole a base.
Dominic Smith was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an error but stole a base and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox might have something here offensively with this run game. They can run other teams into the ground with all the speed they have....if they can get on base. Tonight they were able to do it. Not just the stolen bases but going from first to third on singles and moving along on fly balls. They could be the 1959 go-go Chicago White Sox if that's what it takes to win games with Trevor Story and Triston Casas out. Kudos to Crawford for holding the high powered Yankees to 3 runs and what a Houdini by Zack Kelly. The Sox bullpen has been a strength and all they need is another starter at next month's trade deadline to really compete. As it is, this team could be fun to watch if they keep running like this.....then again they could have just taken advantage of a bad day by a catcher. The win improved the Sox to 37-35, 12 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox now travel to Toronto for a three game set against the Blue Jays. Nick Pivetta (3-4) takes on Yusei Kikuchi of Toronto. The game begins at 7:05 PM at the Skydome.
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