Criswell got the ball in the top of the first inning and Anthony Volpe struck out swinging to start. Juan Soto walked but Aaron Judge forced him at second. Alex Verdugo grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox blitzed Rodon in the bottom of the first as Jarren Duran doubled to left to start. Rob Refsnyder flied out to right but Tyler O'Neill doubled off the Monster to score Duran. Rafael Devers walked and Connor Wong singled off the glove of Gleyber Torres to score O'Neill. Masataka Yoshida flied out to left but Jamie Westbrook doubled off the Monster to score Devers. Bobby Dalbec struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
The Yankees answered in the top of the second as Giancarlo Stanton singled to left to start. Anthony Rizzo walked and Torres moved both runners over with a grounder to second. Austin Wells struck out swinging but DJ LeMahieu got a base hit to center to score both runners. Volpe struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees down 3-2.
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the second as Ceddanne Rafaela singled to right to start. Duran lined out to left and Refsnyder forced Rafaela at second. O'Neill got a base hit to right and Devers doubled to center to score both runners. A wild pitch moved Devers to third and Wong walked. Yoshida lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 5-2.
Devers drives in a pair
Soto took strike three to start the top of the third and Judge grounded out to second. Verdugo flied out to center to end the inning. Westbrook struck out swinging to open the bottom of the third before Dalbec watched strike three go by. Rafaela grounded out to third to end the inning.
Stanton ripped a base hit to left to start the top of the fourth but Rizzo took strike three. Torres lined out to left and Wells also was frozen for strike three to end the inning. As usual Alex Cora pulled a guy too early and Criswell was done after 88 pitches, 4 innings and 2 runs allowed so he couldn't get the win.
Duran took strike three to start the bottom of the fourth before Refsnyder walked. O'Neill and Devers both went down hacking to end the inning.
Justin Slaten came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Rafaela booted a grounder by LeMahieu for an error to start. Volpe forced LeMahieu at second then Soto walked. Judge walked to load the bases and Verdugo forced Volpe at home. Stanton struck out swinging to end the inning. Wong grounded back to the mound to open the bottom of the fifth before Yoshida did the same. Westbrook struck out swinging to end the inning.
Rizzo grounded out to second to start the top of the sixth before Torres popped up to third. Wells took strike three to end the inning. Ron Marinaccio came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Dalbec walked to start. Rafaela caught LeMahieu asleep at third with a bunt but Duran struck out swinging. Refsnyder took strike three and O'Neill flied out to right to end the inning.
LeMahieu struck out swinging to start the top of the seventh before Volpe lined out to second. Suddenly Soto hit a home run all the way to Nepal to cut the lead. Judge got a base hit to right and that was it for Slaten. Brennan Bernardino got Verdugo to force Judge at second to end the inning with the Yankees down 5-3.
The Sox got the run back in the bottom of the seventh as Devers flied out to left to start. Wong struck out swinging but Yoshida pounded a ground rule double into the bullpen. Enmanuel Valdez pinch hit for Westbrook and drilled a base hit to center. Yoshida looked to have scored but Yankees manager Aaron Boone challenged that he was out. Replays showed Yoshida was safe and the run counted. Valdez stole second but Dalbec flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox up 6-3.
Greg Weissert came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Stanton struck out swinging to start. Rizzo and Torres drew back to back walks before Wells singled to center to load the bases. Jahmai Jones pinch ran for Wells and LeMahieu hit a grounder to short. It looked like Jones was out at second as Rizzo scored but once again Yankees manager Aaron Boone challenged the call. Once again Boone was told to shove it and Jones was out. Kenley Jansen came in for the 4 out save and Oswaldo Cabrera pinch ran for LeMahieu. Volpe flied out to right to end the inning.
Jose Trevino took over for Jones with Victor Gonzalez now on the mound for New York to start the bottom of the eighth. Rafaela doubled to left and Duran lined a base hit to center. Rafaela scored and Duran took second on the throw home. Refsnyder walked but O'Neill grounded into a double play. Trevino tried to pick Duran off the third, but the throw went wide allowing Jarren to score. Devers took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 8-4.
Duran adds to the lead
David Hamilton took over for O'Neill to start the top of the ninth and Soto flied out to center to start. Judge also flied out to center and in a symbolic twist of fate, Verdugo made the last out with a liner to left. The Sox had won it 8-4.
Jansen locks it down
Devers The Hero
Hero of The Night is Rafael Devers. His 2 run double in the second gave the Sox all the runs they'd need.
The Good:
Jarren Duran was 2 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Tyler O'Neill was 2 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Connor Wong was 1 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.
Jamie Westbrook was 1 for 3 with an rbi.
Enmanuel Valdez singled, scored and stole a base.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 3 for 4.
Cooper Criswell allowed 2 runs in 4 innings while striking out 6.
Brennan Bernardino retired the only man he faced.
Kenley Jansen earned is 11th save with 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Greg Weissert allowed a run in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked twice and scored a run.
Masataka Yoshida was just 1 for 4 with a run scored.
Bobby Dalbec was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Justin Slaten got the win but allowed a run in 2 2/3 innings.
Honorable Mention:
David Hamilton played short in the top of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
The shoe was on the other foot in this one. After the Yankees and Verdugo embarrassed the Red Sox last night, it was Boston's turn. Getting to Rodon early was very important considering Criswell started and things got hairy in the eighth. Thankfully Jansen put the fire out and the Sox got some insurance in the later innings. The Yankees one weakness is the bullpen and the Sox exploited it tonight. They may be a mile out of first place but beating the Yankees is never a bad thing. There's still 90 games left to turn it around, as unlikely as that may seem. The win improved the Sox to 36-35, 13 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to win the series tomorrow night on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Kutter Crawford (2-6) takes on Marcus Stroman of New York. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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