New York Yankees win a slug fest and have some extra action as well

The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts and the final score was 10-7.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and he pitched ok but had one bad inning.  The Yankees bullpen was good and Giancarlo Stanton and Gary Sanchez each had three hits to lead the offense. 

Tanaka won his second game of the season pitching five innings.  He gave up seven hits and six runs with two walks and three strikeouts.  Chad Green pitched two innings giving up a hit and he struck out one, David Robertson pitched an inning with two strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two strikeouts. 

David Price took his first loss of the season pitching an inning and giving up three hits and four runs.  He walked two and struck out one.  Bobby Poyner pitched two innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Heath Hembree pitched two innings giving up three hits and three runs with two strikeouts and Matt Barnes pitched an inning giving up a hit and two runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Joe Kelly got one out and then plunked Tyler Austin which caused a bench clearing brawl, Brian Johnson pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and striking out three and Carson Smith pitched an inning giving up a walk and a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner had two hits and drew two walks, Aaron Judge had two hits and drew a walk and Stanton had three hits and three RBI.  Didi Gregorius had two RBI, Sanchez had three hits and four RBI and Neil Walker had a hit.  Austin had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Shane Robinson drew a walk, Sanchez hit a double and Stanton hit a triple.  Sanchez hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 5-13 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Robinson had a stolen base. 

Mookie Betts had a hit and an RBI, Hanley Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and J.D. Martinez had two hits and four RBI.  Mitch Moreland had a hit and drew a walk, Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits and Christian Vasquez had a hit.  Brock Holt had a hit, Betts, Moreland and Vasquez each hit a double.  Ramirez and Martinez each hit a homerun and the Red Sox were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Vasquez committed an error. 

In the first Stanton hit a two-run triple to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  Sanchez hit a two-run homerun and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the bottom of the first Ramirez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the third Austin hit an RBI single to push the Yankees lead to 5-1.  In the fourth Gregorius hit a sac fly to make it 6-1.  Sanchez hit a two-run homerun to push the Yankees lead to 8-1.  In the fifth Betts hit an RBI double, Martinez hit a grand slam and it was 8-6.  In the sixth Stanton hit an RBI single and Gregorius hit a sac fly to make it 10-6.  IN the ninth a wild pitch made it 10-7 but that was the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the three game series on Thursday night.