Carlos Rodon got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jarren Duran grounded out to first to start. Rafael Devers grounded out to first and Rob Refsnyder struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees got to Dobbins in the bottom of the first and Ben Rice got a base hit to right to start. Aaron Judge then hit a home run all the way to Neptune to put the Yankees on top. Cody Bellinger grounded out to first, Paul Goldschmidt and Jazz Chisholm Jr grounded out to second to end the inning with the Yankees up 2-0.
Judge hits one out
Carlos Narvaez struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Romy Gonzalez grounded out to third. Abraham "El" Toro grounded out to third to end the inning. Anthony Volpe grounded out to third to start the bottom of the second and Trent Grisham got a base hit to right. DJ LeMahieu grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Trevor Story lined out to left to start the top of the third but Chisholm threw a grounder away by Ceddanne Rafaela away for an error to move Ceddanne to second. Kristian Campbell grounded out to first to move Ceddanne to third but Duran struck out swinging to end the inning. JC Escarra grounded out to first to start the bottom of the third and Rice lined out to Toro. Judge flied out to center to end the inning.
Devers struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth but Refsnyder flied out to right. Narvaez walked but Gonzalez flied out to right to end the inning. Bellinger flied out to left to start the bottom of the fourth and Goldschmidt grounded out to second. Chisholm grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck back in the top of the fifth as El Toro popped up to third to start. Story popped up to first but Rafaela walked. Campbell then bashed his sixth home run of the year to tie the game. Duran struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
The Yankees answered in the bottom of the fifth as Volpe flied out to right to start. Grisham grounded out to first but LeMahieu hit a home run all the way to Nicaragua to put New York ahead. Escarra grounded out to first to end the inning with the Yankees up 3-2. That was it for Dobbins who allowed 3 runs in 5 innings off 4 hits.
Dobbins was mediocre tonight
The Sox took command in the top of the sixth as Devers was hit with a pitch to start. Refsnyder walked and Narvaez smashed his 6th home run of the year to put the Red Sox on top. Fernando Cruz was brought in to face Gonzalez and Romy struck out swinging. El Toro doubled to right and Story got a base hit to right to move Toro to third. Rafaela struck out swinging but Campbell walked to load the bases. Tim Hill came in to face Duran and Jarren got a base hit to center to score both Toro and Story. Devers grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 7-3.
Sox are back on top
Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Rice took strike three to start. Judge walked, Bellinger singled to left and Goldschmidt walked to load the bases. Chisholm hit a sac fly to left to score Judge and Sox manager Alex Cora brought in Garrett "The Lock" Whitlock to put out the fire. Volpe got a base hit inside the bag at third and Grisham walked to score Bellinger. LeMahieu grounded out to second to end the inning with the Yankees down 7-5.
Yankees inch closer
Jonathan Loaisiga came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Wilyer Abreu pinch hit for Refsnyder. Abreu flied out to left and Narvaez grounded out to third. Gonzalez struck out swinging to end the inning. Justin Wilson came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Austin Wells pinch hit for Escarra. Wells struck out swinging and Rice did the same. Judge got a base hit in the hole at short and Bellinger popped up to short to end the inning.
The Sox iced the game in the top of the eighth when El Toro belted his fourth home run of the season to start. Story mashed his eighth home run of the season for back to back jacks. Rafaela struck out swinging and Brent Headrick came in to face Campbell. Kristian got a base hit to right and David Hamilton ran for him. Hamilton was picked off and Duran lined out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 9-5.
Back to back home runs
Devers hits one out
Sox win
Hero Narvaez
Marcelo Mayer came in for Gonzalez and Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth. Goldschmidt singled to center but Chisholm popped up to short. Volpe doubled to left and that was it for Kelly. Greg Weissert came in to strike out Grisham swinging and LeMahieu lined out to right to end the inning.
The homer parade continued in the top of the ninth when Devers launched his 14th of the season to start. Abreu lined out to left but Narvaez got a base hit to right. Mayer forced Narvaez at second and Toro doubled to left to score Marcelo. Ian Hamilton came in to pitch and Story walked, but Rafaela grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox up 11-5.
Robert Stock came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Wells walked to start. Rice flied out to right but Judge hit a home run all the way to Jupiter to cut the lead. Bellinger walked but Goldschmidt struck out swinging. Bellinger took second on defensive indifference and Chisholm Jr walked. Sox manager Alex Cora took no chances after Bellinger took third on defensive indifference and called upon Aroldis Chapman to close it out. Volpe struck out swinging to end the game. The Sox had won it 11-7.
Hero of The Night is Carlos Narvaez. His 3 run home run in the sixth put the Sox up for good.
The Good:
Abraham Toro was 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 total rbis and 2 runs scored.
Trevor Story was 2 for 4 with a walk, home run and 2 total runs scored.
Kristian Campbell was 2 for 3 with a 2 run home run and a walk.
Justin Wilson pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Zack Kelly got the first out of the eighth inning.
Greg Weissert got the final two outs of the eighth inning.
Aroldis Chapman earned his 11th save by striking out the only man he faced.
The Bad:
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 2.
Romy Gonzalez was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
David Hamilton was picked off as a pinch runner.
Brennan Bernardino was charged with 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
Robert Stock allowed 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was just 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts but drove in 2 runs.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but was hit with a pitch and scored 2 runs.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked and scored a run.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 1 but scored a run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run
Hunter Dobbins got the win but allowed 3 runs in just 5 innings off 4 hits.
Garrett Whitlock allowed an inherited runner to score in 1/3 of an inning.
Final Thoughts:
Its not every day the Sox outslug the Bronx Bombers but tonight they did on national television. The Sox as a team hit five home runs and the big one was ex-Yankee farmhand Carlos Narvaez. It was also ex-Yankee farmhand Garrett Whitlock that put the fire out in the sixth inning. Shout out to the role players such as Abraham Toro and Kristian Campbell that both hit home runs as well. The only blemish was the Yankees kept coming and it took the Sox best relievers to stop them. This might not mean much, but the Sox middle relievers need to be able to get the defending AL Champs out if they want to make the playoffs this year. Rumors are swirling with management still unhappy with Devers refusing to play first base but can't argue his bat. He hit another home run in New York and that kind of bat you just can't replace. All in all it was a good win and taking 2 of 3 from the Yankees might jumpstart them back into contention. The win improved the Sox to 32-35, 8.5 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox now come home for a three game set with the Tampa Bay Rays beginning tomorrow night. Brayan Bello goes for the Sox against Shane Baz of Tampa Bay. The game begins at 7:10 PM at Fenway Park.
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