After a half hour rain delay, Warren got the ball in the top of the first and Jarren Duran took strike three. Rafael Devers popped up to short and Wilyer Abreu struck out swinging to end the inning. The carnage began in the bottom of the first as Trent Grisham walked to start. Aaron Judge doubled to center but Cody Bellinger lined out to short. Paul Goldschmidt took strike three but Jazz Chisholm Jr hit a home run all the way to Lake Sunapee to put the Yankees on top. Jasson Dominguez got a base hit to right and Anthony Volpe hit a home run all the way to Albany to increase the lead. Austin Wells got a base hit to right but DJ LeMahieu grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Yankees up 5-0.
The Sox failed to respond in the top of the second as Carlos Narvaez flied out to center to start. Abraham "El Toro" got a base hit to right but Marcelo Mayer popped up to third. Trevor Story struck out swinging to end the inning. The Yankees iced the game in the bottom of the second as Grisham popped up to short to start. Judge singled to left and stole second on the Bellinger swinging strikeout. Goldschmidt hit a routine grounder to Mayer who threw the ball away for an error. This allowed Chisholm to get a base hit to right to score Judge. Chisholm stole second and Dominguez walked to load the bases. Volpe was hit with a pitch to score Goldschmidt and Wells popped up to short to end the inning with the Yankees up by a touchdown 7-0. Sox manager Alex Cora pulled Buehler after just 2 innings and 7 runs allowed off 7 hits and 2 walks.
David Hamilton led off the top of the third by taking strike three right down the middle. Ceddanne Rafaela popped up to second but Duran struck out swinging. Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the third and LeMahieu struck out swinging to start. Grisham grounded out to first and Judge struck out swinging to end the inning.
Oswald Peraza came in for Volpe to start the top of the fourth and Devers grounded out to second. Abreu popped up to first but Narvaez walked. El Toro flied out to center to end the inning. Bellinger doubled to right to start the bottom of the fourth then moved to third on the Goldschmidt grounded back to the mound. Chisholm Jr struck out swinging and Dominguez did the same to end the inning.
The Sox fought back in the top of the fifth when Mayer blasted his first career home run to put the Sox on the board. Story flied out to right, Hamilton took strike three and Rafaela flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 7-1.
The Yankees answered in the bottom of the fifth as Brennan Bernardino came in to pitch. Peraza struck out swinging but Wells got a base hit to right. LeMahieu walked but Grisham took strike three. Judge got a base hit to left and Duran threw the ball away for an error to score Wells. Bellinger flied out to right to end the inning with the Yankees up 8-1.
Suddenly the Sox rallied in the top of the sixth as Duran tripled to right to start. Devers walked and Abreu hit a sac fly to center to score Duran. Narvaez and El Toro drew back to back walks to load the bases and that was it for Warren. Brent Headrick came in and Romy Gonzalez pinch hit for Mayer. Gonzalez got a base hit to left to score Devers and Narvaez. El Toro took third on the play but Story struck out swinging. Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for Hamilton and Rob struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 8-4.
Clutch pinch hit single for Romy
Cooper Criswell came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and all the momentum built was gone in an instant as Goldschmidt hit a home run to Venus to increase the lead. Chisholm Jr singled to center but Dominguez flied out to right. Chisholm stole second but was thrown out at third trying to steal on the walk by Peraza. Yankees manager Aaron Boone challenged Jazz was safe but replays confirmed he was out. Wells flied out to right to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 9-4.
The Sox refused to go quietly in the top of the seventh as Rafaela struck out swinging to start. Duran was hit with a pitch and Devers hit his obligatory Yankee Stadium home run to cut the lead. Kristian Campbell pinch hit for Abreu and Boone countered by bringing in Fernando Cruz to face him. Campbell struck out swinging and Narvaez swung at air to end the inning with the Sox down 9-6.
Devers hits one out
LeMahieu got a base hit to left to start the bottom of the seventh and Grisham got a base hit to center. Judge lined out to center and both runners moved over on the grounder to third by Bellinger. Goldschmidt struck out swinging to end the inning.
Jonathan Loaisiga came in to pitch the top of the eighth and El Toro hit a ground rule double into the bullpen to start. Gonzalez grounded out to short, Story lined out to left and Refsnyder grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Chisholm Jr flied out to right to start the bottom of the eighth and Dominguez struck out swinging. Peraza grounded out to short to end the inning.
Devin Williams came in to close out the top of the ninth and Rafaela grounded out to short to start. Duran was hit with a pitch again but Devers flied out to left. Duran took second on defensive indifference but Campbell took strike three right down the middle to end the game. The Yankees had won it 9-6.
Jackass of The Night is Walker Buehler. He got rocked for 7 runs in 2 innings to put the game out of reach early.
The Good:
Carlos Narvaez walked twice in four plate appearances with a run scored.
Abraham Toro was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Marcelo Mayer was 1 for 2 with his first career home run.
Romy Gonzalez was 1 for 2 with 2 rbis.
Zack Kelly tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Kristian Campbell was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
David Hamilton was 0 for 2 with 2 strikeouts.
Rob Refsnyder was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Ceddanne Rafaela was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Brennan Bernardino allowed a run in the fifth inning.
The Ugly:
Jarren Duran was 1 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 hit by pitches but struck out twice and committed a crucial error.
Rafael Devers was just 1 for 4 but walked, hit a 2 run home run and scored two runs.
Wilyer Abreu was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Cooper Criswell allowed a run in 3 innings.
Final Thoughts:
Rumors are swirling that the Red Sox are going to be sellers at the trade deadline if things keep going the way they are and it's tough to argue. This year has been a disaster and Buehler is front and center of it. Max Fried was the big fish in the pond and the Sox banked on Buehler, the results speak for themselves. On top of that, after the Kansas City trip, ownership isn't happy with Rafael Devers for telling John Henry to stick it in his ear after they told him "you WILL play first base". The Sox could have avoided all this by just getting another first baseman after Triston Casas went down. Everything is going to hell real quick and the worst part is there's still 97 games left of torture to go. The Sox tried to rally in this one but the bullpen allowing the final two runs is a big reason why they couldn't. The Sox are playing 8 more games against the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays, it might be time to close up shop after the Rays and Yankees pound them into oblivion. The loss dropped the Sox to 30-35, 10.5 games behind the Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to rebound tomorrow night when Garrett Crochet (5-4) takes on Ryan Yarbrough of New York. The game begins at 7:30 PM at Yankee Stadium.
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