As for the game, the bad news was the Boston Red Sox allowed 7 runs to the New York Yankees. Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.35 ERA) was mortal, allowing 5 runs in 6 innings. Justin Wilson allowed 2 runs of his own and the Yankees as a team had 7 hits. The good news was the Red Sox bats stepped up to pound out 14 hits and 10 runs of their own, making mincemeat out of Ryan Yarbrough and Ian Hamilton. Trevor Story drove in 5 runs by himself and Romy Gonzalez hit a home run as well. Kristian Campbell drove in a couple of runs and Abraham Toro pitched in as well. Aroldis Chapman locked down the bottom of the ninth and the Sox had beaten the Yankees 10-7 at Yankee Stadium.
Yarbrough got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran took strike three to start. Rafael Devers doubled to center but Rob Refsnyder flied out to center. Carlos Narvaez grounded out to second to end the inning. Crochet got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Paul Goldschmidt struck out swinging to start. Ben Rice grounded out to short and Aaron Judge struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the second as Romy Gonzalez hit a ground rule double into the bullpen to start. Abraham "El" Toro flied out to right and Trevor Story grounded out to short. Ceddanne Rafaela walked and Kristian Campbell got a base hit to right to score Gonzalez. Duran grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
The Yankees answered in the bottom of the second as Cody Bellinger beat out a roller to first to start. Jasson Dominguez took strike three but Bellinger took second on a balk. DJ LeMahieu walked and Bellinger stole third in the process. Suddenly Austin Wells hit a home run all the way to Paducah to put the Yankees on top. Old pal Pablo Reyes lined out to center and Oswaldo Peraza took strike three to end the inning with the Yankees up 3-1.
Devers was hit with a pitch to start the top of the third and Refsnyder doubled to left. Devers was thrown out at home on a grounder to first by Narvaez but Gonzalez singled in the hole at short to load the bases. El Toro got a base hit to center to score Refsnyder and Story doubled off the glove of Reyes to clear the bases. Rafaela grounded out to short to move Story to third and Trevor scored on the base hit by Campbell to right. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 6-3.
Campbell caps the rally
Goldschmidt struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third and Rice grounded out to third. Judge was frozen for strike three to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the fourth as Devers grounded out to second to start. Refsnyder walked but Narvaez struck out swinging. Gonzalez then launched his first home run of the season to ice the game. El Toro grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-3.
First of 2025 for Romy
Bellinger got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fourth but Yankees hitting coach James Rowson was given the heave ho after Dominguez struck out swinging. LeMahieu got a base hit to center and Wells doubled to center to score Bellinger. Reyes grounded out to short to score LeMahieu and Peraza got a base hit to left to move Wells to third. Goldschmidt grounded out to third to end the inning with the Yankees down 8-5.
Reyes inches the Yankees closer
Not his best but he battled
Yerry De Los Santos came in to pitch the top of the fifth and Story popped up to second to start. Rafaela walked then proceeded to steal second. Campbell took strike three but Duran walked. Devers grounded out to second to end the inning. Rice reached on catchers interference to start the bottom of the fifth and Judge struck out swinging. Bellinger grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Refsnyder grounded out to short to start the top of the sixth inning and Narvaez whiffed. Gonzalez grounded out to first to end the inning. Crochet returned for one final inning in the bottom of the sixth as Dominguez lined out to center to start. LeMahieu struck out swinging and Wells flied out to right to end the inning. Crochet got rocked for 5 runs but hung in for 6 innings allowing 6 hits and a walk while striking out nine.
El Tori grounded back to the mound to start the top of the seventh but Story got a base hit to right. Rafaela grounded into a double play to end the inning. Greg Weissert came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Jazz Chisholm Jr pinch hit for Reyes. Jazz along with Peraza and Goldschmidt all struck out swinging in short order.
Mark Leiter Jr came in to pitch the top of the eighth and David Hamilton pinch hit for Campbell. Hamilton struck out swinging but Duran got a base hit to right. Devers struck out swinging but Wilyer Abreu pinch hit for Refsnyder. Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees struck back in the bottom of the eighth with Justin Wilson now on the mound. Rice walked and immediately took second on a passed ball. Judge flied out to right to move Rice to third and Bellinger walked. Bellinger stole second but Dominguez struck out swinging. LeMahieu got a base hit to center to score both runners and advance to second. Anthony Volpe ran for LeMahieu but Wells struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees down 8-7.
Yankees claw their way back
The Sox got the insurance runs in the top of the ninth with Ian Hamilton on the mound. Narvaez walked and Marcelo Mayer pinch hit for Gonzalez. Mayer got a base hit to center and El Toro got a base hit to left to load the bases. Story got a base hit to center to score Narvaez and Mayer to increase the lead. Rafaela beat out a double play ball but Hamilton grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox ahead 10-7.
Story with the big double
Aroldis Chapman came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Chisholm struck out swinging to start. Peraza grounded out to third and Goldschmidt grounded out to first to emd the game. The Sox had won it 10-7.
"No sweat" - Chapman
Hero Story
Hero of The Night is Trevor Story. He was 3 for 5 and knocked in 5 runs by himself to nearly match the Yankees entire output.
The Good:
Rob Refsnyder was 1 for 3 with a walk.and 2 runs scored.
Romy Gonzalez was 3 for 4 with a 2 run home run and 3 total runs scored.
Marcelo Mayer singled and scored a run.
Abraham Toro was 2 for 5 with a run scored.
Kristian Campbell was 2 for 3 with 2 rbis.
Greg Weissert pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Aroldis Chapman earned his 10th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu struck out as a pinch hitter.
David Hamilton was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Justin Wilson allowed two runs in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch.
Carlos Narvaez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored two runs.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 3 but walked twice and stole a base.
Garrett Crochet got the win but got rocked for 5 runs off 6 hits and a walk.
Final Thoughts:
This was a big win for the Sox considering they are in the middle of a nine game death march through Tampa Bay and New York. Crochet didn't have it tonight but the bats picked him up in this one. The Sox need to make a statement in the next seven games or else they're going to be looking to sell at the trade deadline. Story was the difference maker in this one driving in 5 runs and the Sox can't get Alex Bregman back fast enough to join this offense. All they need is to keep everything consistent and they can get back into this race. Apart from Justin Wilson, Weissert and Chapman slammed the door big time. One thing that has been consistent all season has been the back end of the bullpen. Once the game gets to Justin Slaten, Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman the game is as good as over. They just need to get consistent starts out of Walker Buehler, Brayan Bello and anyone they throw out there as the fifth starter. If they can put it all together, they might get back into this thing. The win improved the Sox to 31-35, 9.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to take the series tomorrow when Hunter Dobbins (2-1) takes on Carlos Rodon of New York. The game begins tomorrow night at 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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