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Talk about your roller-coaster wins! The Red Sox went up early 3-0 on bottom-of-the-order HRs by
Rafael Devers (2-run shot) and
Christian Vazquez (solo blast)—and then the bullpen came into play. Starter
Drew Pomeranz left in the fourth inning (back spasms). Then, after
Brandon Workman pitched decently,
Matt Barnes,
Joe Kelly and
Heath Hembree did a
Three Stooges act—and
whoosh,
The Evil Ones led 6-3. Then Boston matched New York a 4-spot in the seventh—keyed by
Mitch Moreland's clutch two-out, two-run single. Then,
The Carmine Hose added two more in the eighth off benighted "closer"
Aroldis Chapman in
the eventual 9-6 win. Whew! Other key hits came from
Andrew Benintendi (1-5 RBI) and
Jackie Bradley Jr. (1-3, 2RBIs). A pivotal point in this game was the performance of new reliever
Addison Reed—who came on in the 4-run Yankee seventh to shut the door with the bases still loaded and just one out. We
think that pretty much summarizes everything in this wild 4 hour and 9 minute contest. Actually, that's a little
below average for a Yankee-Red Sox tilt. The huge win moves Boston to five full games ahead of
The Bronx Embalmers—with
Chris Sale pitching tomorrow night.
